The SA after a year and a half of becoming a national organisation was making an forward. important step There was a new enthusiasm and a new mood of optimism that can take the Alliance orwara to a new stage.
This was followed by a debate on Palestine, or more precisely the attitude the SA should take to the struggle of the Palestinian people.
There were different to this discussion and three resolutions before the meeting.
Swindon Socialist Alliance presented a resolution that tocused deliberately immediate solidarity tasks. In moving it, Martin Wicks, the Swindon delegate argued that it was wrong for the alliance to take a premature position on what should or could be the long term solu- and tion in the Middle East while also making it clear in his presentation that he vigorously opposed a two-state solution.
impertaises The Alliance will organise a conference on international issues aimed at young people Martin Thomas from the fine itself to solidarity. AWL proposed a two-state position in a brief resolution, the discussion while the SWP's John Rees moved the resolution which was agreed in the end.
Rees opposed a amendment from Margaret Manning for "a democratic secular state" ried.
one from Workers' Rees' Power's Mark Hoskisson, for secular gans under Palestine" arguing that the meeting should not adopt a strategic line but should con"Victory to the Intifida".
Although it was clear from Another amendment from that those Oxford SA proposed replacproposing a two-state solu- ing these tion were in a small minority. with the Palestinians" and both strategic proposals were "Israel out of the Occupied voted down and the main Territories" was defeated as resolution on solidarity car- was the attempt to argue that we should have three sloresolution also argued that the two main slo- Palestinians", which the the Occupied Territories" should and should be Intifada". "Freedom for Palestine" and Whilst the main resolution