People's Democracy

Message of Greetings From The Communist Party of Israel

Dear Comrades, On the occasion of your 18th congress we have the pleasure to extend to all members and supporters of your Party, warm fraternal greetings.

Your congress is taking place at a time when strengthening the unity of the working class and deepening the cooperation of all the democratic and Left forces and promoting international solidarity, become questions of utmost importance.

The US imperialism, using the criminal attacks of September 11, 2001 as an excuse to open a war on Afganistan and occupy Iraq , doesn’t intend to confront the problem of terrorism but rather bring about a basic change in the rules of international relations, so that the US hegemony and that of the multinational corporations are strengthened on all continents.

Our Party fears that the intention of the Bush administration is to turn the war into a normal means of international behavior and to apply it to other countries that US will accuse of "terrorism". Despite the so called "Road Map" a terrible bloodshed is continuing in our region, caused by the attempt of the Israeli government – backed up the US administration – to sabotage the perspective of Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement.

The Communist Party of Israel (CPI) calls on all supporters of peace and democracy in Israel and in the world, to stand up to the cynical exploitation of the war hysteria by the Sharon government to magnify the opression of the occupacion, including the establishment of additional settelments, and the construction of the apartheid "Separation Wall". The Sharon"disengagement plan" is to perpetuate the occupation with all its suffering in the West Bank.

The CPI warns against the plans of the Sharon government to destabilise the situation along the northern border with Syria and Lebanon in order to distract the Israeli public’s attention from the policy of use of force against the Palestinians, as well to aid the aggressive policy of the Bush Administration.

The road to peace and security for both peoples, the Israeli and the Palestinian, passes through the end of the occupation, the evacuation of the Israeli settelments, the establishment of the Palestinian State whose capital is East Jerusalem, and the solution of the refugees problem in accordance with the UN resolutions.

We look forward to develop the friendship and cooperation between our parties, and wish you and your 18th congress succes.

General Secretary