CP of Israel, Declaration of the C. P. of Israel / October 21
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From: RedNet, 23/10/01
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>From Shimon Gewing
Position of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Israel To
Stop Sharon's War
The CPI most strongly condemns the criminal military escalation taken by
the Sharon-Peres-Ben Eliezer-Mofaz government against the Palestinian
people, property, leadership and institutions.
The Sharon government, along with irresponsible right wing elements of
the coalition are exploiting the assassination of of Rechavam Zeevi as
an excuse to torpedo the international efforts to break the cycle of
bloodshed, to return to the negotiating table to achieve a just solution
to the middle east conflict. The government is using Zeevi's
assassination as an excuse to escalate the military aggression in order
to defeat the Intifada, to emasculatethe Palestinian Authority, and to
reoccupy areas handed over to the PA.
The attempt to equate the PA with the Taliban and Yasser Arafat with
Osama bin Laden is fraught with danger. This exposes the malicious plan
to topple the PA and end the peace process by occupying areas under
Palestinian sovereignty while waging a criminal war under the banner of
"War on Terrorism".
This criminal escalation of the last few days, includes the invasion and
occupation of parts of Jenin, Ramallah, Bethlehem, Tul Karem, Kilkilyeh,
and the Gaza Strip, the assassination of Palestinian leaders, the daily
killing of children and innocent civilians, and the total siege of these
towns. All these steps may lead to frightening explosion that could
ignite a disastrous regional conflict. Violence breeds violence and does
not bring security to either side.
The CPI demands that the Sharon-Peres government put an immediate halt
to the aggressive escalation, withdraw from all re-occupied PA
territory, and return to the negotiating table. The CPI calls on all
supporters of peace, Jews and Arabs alike, to act now in order to block
the way of this right-wing government and to avoid the further descent
towards a destructive conflict which will bring disaster to all the
peoples of the region. The CPI calls upon the international community to
intervene and pressure the Sharon government to halt the aggression, to
offer international protection to the Palestinian people, and to assure
its security from the crimes and killings carried out by the Israeli
occupiers. This should be the first step towards a just compromise based
on the resolutions of the United Nations, which guarantees the right of
the Palestinians to an independent state in the borders of June 4, 1967
as well as the right of return for the Palestinian refugees.
October 21, 2001
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