Beijing declaration 2024

July 22, 2024 At the kind invitation of the People's Republic of China to the Palestinian factions, an important round of Palestinian dialogues was held in Beijing. The aim was to unify the Palestinian position to confront the genocidal war and Israeli aggression, and to end the division in a way that fulfills the Palestinian people's aspirations for national unity, freedom, and independence. The participants expressed their high appreciation for the sincere efforts made by the People's Republic of China, based on its support for the rights of the Palestinian people and its commitment to ending the division and unifying the Palestinian position. They affirmed the empowerment of our Arab brothers and our friends in the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation to continue international efforts to convene a fully empowered international conference to end the Israeli occupation and implement relevant international resolutions that are fair to the rights of the Palestinian people, under the auspices of the United Nations and with broad international and regional participation, as an alternative to the unilateral and biased American sponsorship. In light of the genocidal war and criminal Zionist aggression our people are subjected to, the Palestinian factions affirm the positive, constructive spirit that prevailed during the meeting. They agreed to achieve comprehensive Palestinian national unity, encompassing all Palestinian forces and factions within the framework of the Palestine Liberation Organization, the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people. The Palestinian factions salute the steadfastness of our people, their valiant resistance, and their heroic epic in confronting the genocide in the Gaza Strip, which has strengthened the status of the Palestinian cause and thwarted attempts to liquidate it. They also salute all forces, countries, and student, popular, and trade union solidarity movements that support the Palestinian people's struggle on the ground, politically, legally, and diplomatically. The factions affirm their firm rejection of all forms of guardianship and attempts to deprive the Palestinian people of their right to self-representation or confiscate their independent national decision-making. The attendees agreed on the following points: Unifying national efforts to confront Zionist aggression and halt the genocidal war waged by the occupying state and its settler gangs, with the support and participation of the United States of America. Resisting attempts to displace our people from their homeland, Palestine, and to compel the Zionist entity to end its occupation of the Gaza Strip and all other occupied territories, and to adhere to the unity of the Palestinian territories, including the West Bank, Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian factions welcome the opinion of the International Court of Justice, which affirmed the illegitimacy of the Israeli presence, occupation, and settlements in the State of Palestine and the necessity of their removal as soon as possible. Based on the National Accord Agreement signed in Cairo on May 4, 2011, and the Algiers Declaration signed on October 12, 2022, we will continue to follow up on the implementation of the agreements to end the division, with the assistance of our sister countries, Egypt and Algeria, and our friends in the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation, as follows: A) Commitment to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with relevant United Nations resolutions, especially Resolutions 181 and 2334, and ensuring the right of return in accordance with Resolution 194. B) The right of the Palestinian people to resist and end the occupation in accordance with international law and the United Nations Charter, and the right of peoples to self-determination and their struggle to achieve this through all available means. c) Forming a temporary national unity government with the agreement of the Palestinian factions and by a decision of the President based on the Palestinian Basic Law in force. The formed government shall exercise its powers and authorities over all Palestinian territories in a manner that confirms the unity of the West Bank, Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. The government shall begin unifying all Palestinian institutions in the territories of the Palestinian state and begin the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip and prepare for holding general elections under the supervision of the Palestinian Central Elections Commission as soon as possible in accordance with the approved elections law. d) Until practical steps are implemented to form the new National Council in accordance with the approved election law, and in order to deepen political partnership in shouldering national responsibility and developing the institutions of the Palestine Liberation Organization, the agreement was affirmed to activate and regularize the interim unified leadership framework for partnership in political decision-making, in accordance with what was agreed upon in the Palestinian National Accord Document signed on May 4, 2011. Resist and thwart attempts to displace our people from their homeland, Palestine, particularly from the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and Jerusalem, and affirm the illegitimacy of settlements and settlement expansion, in accordance with UN Security Council and General Assembly resolutions and the opinion of the International Court of Justice. Work to lift the brutal siege on our people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank and deliver humanitarian and medical aid without restrictions or conditions. Support and back the heroic steadfastness of our struggling people and their valiant resistance in Palestine to overcome the wounds and destruction caused by the criminal aggression, rebuild what the occupation has destroyed, and support the families of martyrs and the wounded, as well as all those who have lost their homes, property, and livelihoods. Confronting the occupation's conspiracies and ongoing violations against the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and resisting any harm to it, the city of Jerusalem, and its Islamic and Christian sanctities. Saluting the martyrs of the Palestinian people with reverence and respect, affirming full support for the valiant male and female prisoners in the occupation's prisons and camps, who are subjected to various forms of torture and oppression, and prioritizing making every possible effort to free them from the occupation's captivity. In light of this declaration, the attendees agreed on a collective mechanism to implement the declaration's provisions in all its aspects. It was decided to consider the meeting of the Secretary-Generals as a starting point for the urgent work of the joint national teams. It was also decided to establish a timetable for implementing this declaration. At the conclusion of the meeting, the Palestinian factions collectively expressed their appreciation and gratitude for the efforts of the People's Republic of China and its leadership in reaching this important national agreement. Palestinian factions meeting in Beijing: Palestinian National Liberation Movement - Fatah Palestinian Resistance Movement - Hamas Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Islamic Jihad Movement Palestinian People's Party Palestinian Popular Struggle Front Palestinian National Initiative Movement Popular Front - General Command Palestinian Democratic Union - FIDA Palestinian Liberation Front Arab Liberation Front Palestinian Arab Front Vanguards of the Popular Liberation War - Sa'iqa Forces