The recent developments in Egypt have attracted much attention from the progressive youth around the world.

The insistence of the Egyptian youth on the continuation of their uprising against the prevailing regime of Mubarak and the new leadership of the Military council is a brilliant example on how the youth can continue the struggle until the full achievement of the demands rather than accepting middle solutions that were just a continuation of the previous policies. It is still the same regime, with the same oppressive policies and same connection and dependence on USA and countries of NATO. This is why the people continue their struggle against the regime as well as against the reactionary forces of the Islamic political currents that prevail in Egypt now.

The results of the first round of the elections have shown the strength of the Islamic modern and extreme forces in Egypt. However, we are aware of the deep cooperation between those forces and the remains of the regimes, as well as their connection to countries with suspicious roles in the region like Qatar and Turkey, and their ideas of domination and conservatism in Egypt.

WFDY re-affirms its support for the progressive youth of Egypt in their struggle for freedom, social justice and sovereignty. We believe that it is important to emphasize the big changes that those youth have initiated despite the continuous efforts of the counter revolutionary forces represented by the Military council and the Islamic forces to dominate in the new political situation.

The future will carry a clear competition and struggle between the democratic and progressive forces against the reactionary forces and it will only bring victory for the people.

WFDY expresses its full solidarity with the Egyptian people and youth and their continued struggles for a future of hope and of change towards democracy and social justice.

WFDY was informed that, three days ago, our comrade Naser Azeez was arrested by the Israeli occupying forces. Nasser Azeez is a member of the Executive Committee and Vice-President of General Union of Palestinian Students (GUPS), our member organization.

This is one of the many incidents of Israeli repression and aggression towards the Palestinian people.
The arrests and the imprisonments of Palestinian people and youth by the Israeli forces create more tense. The Israeli aggression aims to destroy the possibilities of finding a solution.

WFDY demands the release of Naser Azeez and that the Israeli forces put a stop to the arrests of Palestinian youth and students.

WFDY, taking the opportunity of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, expresses its solidarity, sympathy and support for the just struggle of the Palestinian People for the recovery of legitimate and inalienable national rights, against imperialist threats of the U.S. and Israel.

The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People was established by decision of the UN General Assembly in 1977. The November 29 was chosen as the date because in 1947 the General Assembly of the UN adopted Resolution 181, which provided for the creation of two separate states in Palestine, a “Jewish” and an “Arab”, a joint capital in Jerusalem.

The situation in Palestine remains extremely difficult. The Israeli government policy leads to a vicious circle of blood, violates international law and any notion of human rights and removes the possibility of reaching a solution. We condemn in the strongest manner the plans of U.S., NATO and its allies, aimed to control the region, to serve their own imperialist interests and we call on peoples of the region to stand against their imperialist plans.

We consider the historical claim of the Palestinian Authority to the UN to become a full member state to be of great importance. The diplomatic struggle of the Palestinians has led to international recognition in its first victory with the passing of their request for full membership in UNESCO. It is worth to underline that the United States had warned that if approved the request to upgrade to full Palestinian State will suspend funding to UNESCO, which now stands at $ 80 million equivalent to 22% of the budget.

Taking this opportunity we salute the militant Palestinian people and especially the Palestinian youth which after all this decades are still fighting for their freedom. We also salute the anti-imperialist movement and all the people who for decades are standing in solidarity by the side of the Palestinian People, and of course our comrades in Israel who are fighting for peace and justice under the repression of the Israeli state.

As WFDY we will continue organizing our struggle in the anti-imperialist youth movement to reach to a peaceful solution for the Palestinian issue. A solution that relies on the implementation of resolutions 242, 338, 194, and 425 United Nations, which provide for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from all occupied Palestinian territories, the Golan heights and the other Arab territories under occupation by the 1967, in recognition of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and to recognize an independent, sovereign viable Palestinian state full membership of the UN, within the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.