English charter

AFPS, vendredi 1er juillet 2005

The members of France - Palestine Soli­darity Asso­ciation are attached to the right of peoples to self-​​determination and to the defence of the indi­vidual. Their purpose is to develop soli­darity with the Pales­tinian people and to support them par­ti­cu­larly in their fight for the ful­filment of their national rights.

The aim of the asso­ciation is to promote a real and lasting peace, in relation with the Pales­tinian people and its legi­timate repre­sen­ta­tives in the Mid - East based on the enfor­cement of inter­na­tional law.

To achieve peace it is necessary to obtain :

- The end of the occu­pation of all the ter­ri­tories invaded in 1967 and the dis­mantling of all the colonies
- The creation of an inde­pendent, sove­reign and viable pales­tinian State, with East - Jeru­salem as its capital.
- The recog­nition of the rights of the refugees to return to their country, according to the 194 reso­lution voted by the UN General Assembly.

The acti­vities of the Asso­ciation focus on four points :

- Information and political action.

* Mobi­li­zation of public opinion. * Citizens’ inter­vention to the elected repre­sen­ta­tives in local, regional, national and european ins­ti­tu­tions and to the media. Inter­pel­lation of autho­rities in France and in the European Union.

- Moral, material and huma­ni­tarian support, par­ti­culary in favour of the most under­pri­vi­leged pales­tinian popu­la­tions, among them refugees living in camps.

- Help for deve­lopment and coope­ration in all fields in common with the orga­ni­za­tions of the pales­tinian civil society.

- Mutual exchange and contacts. Inter­vention on all aspects, par­ti­cu­larly cultural and educational.

The Asso­ciation will also cooperate with Israeli asso­cia­tions whose clearly stated purpose is to support the national rights of the Pales­tinian people.

The Asso­ciation will join the grou­pings of orga­ni­za­tions sharing its objec­tives on a national scale (French NGOs for Palestine) as well as on a european (ECCP) and inter­na­tional scale.

The Asso­ciation claims to be secular and wel­comes any legal entity or indi­vidual, with the exclusion of people who support a racist ideology.

All the members of the Asso­ciation commit them­selves to respect this charter. The Asso­ciation won’t take res­pon­si­bility for public sta­te­ments departing from the pin­ciples of this charter.

France - Palestine Solidarity Association organization

The Committee is composed of twelve members :

* Jean Claude LEFORT (Chairman)

A board of directors com­posed of fifty repre­sen­ta­tives from local groups will meet every term.