SYND 2 12 77 PFLP LEADER, GEORGE HABASH AT ARAB CONFERENCE
Interview · Palestine & Anti-Zionism · December 2, 1977 · 00:45
George Habash
Summary
In this archival recording, George Habash, leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), is interviewed at an Arab conference in Tripoli. He explains his presence at the summit as a necessary participation in political and mass activities supporting the Libyan underground. When asked about Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's visit to Israel, Habash condemns it as a terrible step against the full rights of the Palestinian and Arab people, labeling it a crime and a betrayal.
Transcript (diarized)
Speaker 1: Can you tell us the reason for coming to Tripoli, what you hope to get out of this conference?
George Habash: We have to participate in all the activities, political and mass activities that are going on at the present moment on the Libyan underground.
Speaker 1: What were your feelings when you presumably watched on television the pictures of President Sadat in Israel? What were your personal feelings?
George Habash: It's not a matter of feelings, but it was a terrible step because it is against the rights of our Palestinian people and of our Arab people in having their full rights in Palestine.
Speaker 1: It's a betrayal as you see it, is it?
George Habash: We believe it is a crime and it is a betrayal, yes.