PLO blasts USA for 'colonialism'
Headline: "Rafat condemned the American interference in Venezuela"
"PLO Executive Committee member and Deputy Secretary-General of the Palestinian Democratic Union FIDA Saleh Rafat condemned the failed coup attempt that was supported by US President Donald Trump's administration against legal and elected Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro (most of the international community considers Maduro's reelection in 2018 fraudulent; see note below –Ed.).
He said yesterday [Jan. 26, 2019] in a statement: 'The American interference in the internal affairs in Venezuela crosses international norms and conventions, and the coup attempt that took place against the legal president of Venezuela is a coup against the democratic process, which exposes the colonialist American intentions and its goals to spread anarchy in all of the world’s states.'
He emphasized the importance of protecting the states’ sovereignty and their independence and honoring the election results, and emphasized the support of the Palestinian people for elected president Nicolás Maduro and for the Venezuelan people's decision."
Saleh Rafat also holds the position of head of the PLO Military and Security Department.