The Palestinian National Council, at its 21st session held in the
city of Gaza,
Emanating from the Declaration of Independence and the political
statement adopted at its 19th session held in Algiers on November
1, 1988, which affirmed the resolution of conflicts by peaceful
means and accepted the two-states solution;
And based on the introduction of the Declaration of Principles
signed in Washington DC September 19, 1993, which included the
agreement of both sides to put an end to decades of confrontation
and conflict and to live in peaceful coex¬istence, mutual
dignity and security, while recognizing their mutual legitimate and
political right;
And reaffirming their desire to achieve a just, lasting and
comprehensive peace settlement and historic reconciliation through
the agreed political process;
And based on international legitimacy represented by the United
Nation's res¬olutions relevant to the Palestinian question,
including those relating to Jerusalem, Refugees and Settlements,
and the other issues of the permanent status and the implementation
of Security Council Resolution 242 and 338;
And affirming the adherence of the Palestine Liberation
Organization to its commitments deriving from the DOP (Oslo :), the
provisional Cairo agreement, the letter of mutual recognition
signed on September 9 and 19, 1993, the Israeli¬-Palestinian
interim agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (Oslo 2),
signed in Washington DC on September 28, 1995, and reconfirm the
resolution of the Central Council of the PLO adopted in October
1993, which approved the Oslo agreement and all its annexes;
And based on the principles which constituted the foundation of the
Madrid Peace Conference and the Washington negotiations;
decides
1. The Palestinian National Charter is hereby amended by canceling
the arti¬cles that are contrary to the letters exchanged
between the PLO and the Government of Israel, September 9-10,
1993
2. Assigns its legal committee with the task of redrafting the
Palestinian National Charter in order to present it to the first
session of the Palestinian Central Council.