[News] PFLP slams US call for ceasefire talks as 'ploy' to aid 'Israel'

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PFLP slams US call for ceasefire talks as 'ploy' to aid 'Israel'
Al Mayadeen English
August 12, 2024
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The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine underlines that the
United States is calling for ceasefire talks to provide cover for "Israel".
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   - Supporters of the leftist Palestinian group, the Popular Front for the
   Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), chant slogans during a protest in
   solidarity with the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip in Beirut,
   Lebanon, on December 17, 2023. (*AP*)

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) denounced recent
reports of US efforts to impose a ceasefire agreement
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hamas-calls-for-implementing-july-agreement-instead-of-new-t>
on "Israel", calling them a "ploy and a new act of deception" by the Biden
administration aimed at covering up the ongoing aggression and ensuring the
continuation of what it described as a genocidal war.

The PFLP's statement, released on Monday, highlighted the continued false
accusations leveled against the Palestinian people and their resistance by
the US, along with its military support and direct participation in the war
on the side of the Israeli occupation.

In response to these developments, the PFLP
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/fighters-of-the-resistance-axis-will-go-down-in-history:-pfl>
emphasized that the Palestinian Resistance's willingness to engage with
mediator initiatives has always been tied to its desire to alleviate the
suffering of the Palestinian people and stop the crimes and massacres
committed by the Israeli occupation. However, the Resistance movement also
warned that using negotiations as a tool to perpetuate the genocidal war
effectively turns these talks into an instrument of war and aggression.

The PFLP underscored the need for mediators to demand an immediate and
comprehensive halt to the Israeli occupation's crimes and its war against
the Palestinian people before any negotiations can begin.

The movement argued that it was inconceivable to hold talks while the
Israeli occupation's crimes continued in shelters, schools, displacement
camps, and hospitals.
Negotiations being used for cover

Moreover, the PFLP dismissed the significance of any negotiations "as long
as the Israeli government and its war criminals have not provided a clear
and public approval of the proposals initially put forward and adopted by
US President Joe Biden."

The movement firmly rejected the notion of "opening the door to new
negotiations or discussing old or new conditions
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/cairo-talks-on-gaza-ceasefire-reach-deadlock--reports>
proposed by the war criminals in the Israeli government."

"We will not allow our people to be held hostage" as Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu employs further ploys and theatrics alongside the
remainder of his cabinet and amid US and international cover, the PFLP
underlined, stressing the need for an actionable plan to end the aggression
and a binding international decision to guarantee this plan.

Finally, the PFLP reaffirmed the unity of the Palestinian people and their
Resistance in the face of the aggression by the Israeli occupation and its
allies, as well as their maneuvers under the guise of negotiations.

The movement expressed full confidence in the resistance's ability to
defend the rights of the Palestinian people and uphold their legitimate
demands.

Last week, Qatar, Egypt, and the United States issued a joint statement
saying that the time had come to finalize a ceasefire
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/pflp-underline-commitment-to-resistance-ceasefire-demands>
agreement in the Gaza Strip and arrange for a prisoner exchange.

The statement also noted that the parties have been working for months to
reach a framework agreement, which is now on the table, with only the
implementation details remaining.

The three countries expressed their readiness to present a final proposal
to resolve the issues related to implementation in a manner that meets the
expectations of all parties. They also called on both sides to resume
urgent talks on Thursday, August 15
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/us-rules-out-gaza-ceasefire-agreement-by-aug-15--bloomberg-s>,
in Doha or Cairo.
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