Both are capable of rendering Palestinian participation impossible, and are particularly subversive in that they might be perceived as tainting the American position and efforts with complicity, or at best, with inefficacy. Unless these Israeli policies and measures are firmly checked and halted, the atmosphere will be poisoned with hostility and mistrust, any confidence in the impartiality and fairness of the process will be totally eroded, and the prospects for genuine peace will be seriously jeopardized. We urge the U.S. administration to intervene actively and forcefully to put an end to the detention, torture, killing and expulsion of members of the Palestinian and other non-Kuwaiti communities in Kuwait. The political and moral credibility of the United States, especially in view of its active role and presence in Kuwait following the Gulf war, is at stake. The plight of the Palestinians under occupation is rendered even more intolerable by the suffering of the Palestinians in Kuwait.
Human rights are universal, and 'confidence-building measures' recognize no boundaries.
The peace process must be based on uniform standards of justice, and must be pursued within the framework of legitimacy, comprehensiveness and foresight. On the issue of representation, we uphold our right to choose our own legitimate leadership and to designate our own credible interlocutors. Once again, we would like to re-emphasize our allegiance to the PLO, our sole legitimate leadership, and our conviction that only the PLO is empowered to represent, lead and sign agreements on behalf of all the Palestinian people. Any lasting, comprehensive and just peace must be based on the recognition of this fact. The substance of the peace process must deal with the implementation of U.N. resolutions and the national rights of the Palestinian people, without digressing into issues of subjective interpretation or being made subservient to Israel's priorities and its de facto exercise of domination and control.