Only a free Palestine can bring peace – People’s World

The communists of Palestine and Israel agree: “Only through the establishment of a sovereign Palestinian state will there be peace and stability in the region.” Stop the war in Gaza and Lebanon now!”

This was the gist of a joint statement by the Communist Party of Israel (CPI) and the Palestinian People’s Party (PPP) following a meeting of the two organizations’ top leaders on October 9.

The CPI and PPP met via Zoom, with guests and solidarity activists from around the world joining the online meeting. The focus of the discussions was the dangerous escalation in the region, in particular Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attacks on Lebanon, as well as the political situation in Palestine and Israel. Adel Amer, CPI general secretary, and Bassam A-Salhi, PPP general secretary, led the delegations of their respective parties.

The session was a continuation of a high-level tripartite leadership meeting held in July in the city of Ramallah between delegations from the leadership bodies of the CPI, the PPP and the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (Hadash), the bloc of progressive parties in the Israeli Knesset .

The meeting discussed recent political and military developments, taking into account the ongoing war and genocide facing the Palestinian people, particularly in the Gaza Strip. Ways to strengthen the struggle and joint action of political organizations in both Israel and occupied Palestine were also discussed.

Participants questioned the greatest threats to the Palestinian cause and current challenges due to the aggression and policies of the fascist Israeli occupation government and its efforts, together with the US government, to liquidate the Palestinian cause and its rights.

These include, above all, the right to self-determination, the establishment of an independent state and the right to return in accordance with international decisions on legitimacy.

The meeting highlighted the urgent problems and tasks, prioritized joint efforts and intensified the common struggle to stop Israel’s war of aggression and the genocide it has committed. The immediate need identified was to lift the siege of the Gaza Strip, open its border crossings and secure the food, health and housing needs of its population.

The return of the displaced, the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip and the curbing of all crimes committed there in the occupied Palestinian territories rounded out the list.

The PPP and the CPI agreed that the Palestinian people’s struggle against the occupation is a national liberation issue and that true peace will only be achieved by ending the occupation and achieving the freedom and independence of the State of Palestine in all Palestinian territories occupied in 1967 can, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

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