People's Democracy
(Weekly Organ of the Communist Party of India
(Marxist)
|
Vol. XXXIII
No.
41
October
11, 2009
|
Communist
& Workers Parties Discuss Palestine
Issue
CURRENTLY,
a tense situation prevails in the Middle East.
Supported by the USA,
Israel
under Zionists
is continually refusing to recognise the right of the Palestinian
people to
self-determination and to establish their own, independent national
state. Israel
is also
not allowing the return of Palestinian refugees and is continuing its
crimes
against the people in the Palestinian territories. Israel is also
continuing
its occupation of the Golan Heights of Syria, some parts of south
Lebanon and
Iraq, while issues threats to and exerting pressures against Syria. In
view of
this situation, a number of Communist and Workers Parties from various
countries recently held a meeting in Damascus
to discuss the Palestinian and Arab issues and take a position.
Taking place on September 28-30 with the participation of
representatives of 50
parties from across the globe, the meeting expressed support to the
right of
the Palestinian people and its legitimate representatives to move
towards the establishment
of a national independent Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza, with East Jerusalem
as its capital. The parties urged the United Nations and the states all
over
the world to fully recognise such a Palestinian state.
The participating parties also decided to hold actions on November 29,
the International
Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. These actions will
include
rallies, sit-in strikes in front of Israeli embassies in the countries
having
diplomatic relations with Israel.
Rallies and sit-in strikes will also take place in front of UN offices
and US
embassies. These actions will also announce support to the inalienable
legitimate right of Palestinian refugees to return and protest against
the
Judaification of Jerusalem, against creation and expansion of the
Jewish settlements
and against the apartheid wall.
Another decision was that the parties would endeavour to bring pressure
upon
the governments of their respective countries to sever their relations
with Israel.
They
will also organise activities and campaigns on May 15 every year to
give
support to the Palestinian people. Similarly, they will organise
different
forms of activities on December 14 every year in solidarity with the
Syrian
citizens of the occupied Golan Heights, urge upon all the countries to
denounce
its annexation by Israel
and
demand its return to Syria.
Another idea is to work out a practicable plan to set up and develop a
joint
media platform for the various communist and workers�
parties.
Further, the participating parties will set up a group of lawyers and
law
experts to try bring the American and Israeli war criminals to the
courts of
justice. Such a group will also investigate the crimes committed in
Sabra,
Shatilla, Qana, Jenin, Gaza and other
places against
the civilians in Palestine, Lebanon and Syria,
and also the crimes committed against the people of Iraq.
The participating communist and workers� parties will also work out a
more
detailed programme. A committee with representatives from the Syrian,
Lebanese
and Greek Communist Parties, besides the Palestinian People�s Party,
will be in
charge of working out such a programme.
Finally, the representatives of the Communist and Workers Parties
thanked the
Syrian Communist Party of Syria for hosting this international meeting
and
making efforts for its success.
