CP of Israel statement

Position of the Political Bureau 
of the Communist Party of Israel 

No to War! Yes to Peoples' Rights 

The CPI denounces the use of terror and especially the use
of terror against civilians, as a self-defeating criminal
act that exacts a terrible price in human life. Accordingly,
the CPI views the Sept. 11 attack on the WTC as a criminal
act.

The U.S. government, using the attacks as an excuse to open
a war on Afghanistan 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 U.S. hegonomy
and the multinational corporations are strengthened on all
continents.

The U. S. administation was and still is a loyal supporter
of murderous dictatorial regimes as well as fundamentalist
governmets, as long as they fit in with American plans and
follow the American dictates. The present government in
Afghanistan came to power thanks to the military-political
support granted by the U.S and her allies to the
Taliban. The fundamentalist Taliban continues to rule thanks
to the support it recieves from Pakistan and Saudi Arabia,
countries under American patronage.

For these reasons, the CPI condemns the war, the aggression
being waged by the Bush regime and Nato partners against
Afganistan which is likely to destroy the Afghan economy,
and exact a bitter price in Afghan lives.

The CPI fears that the intention of the Bush government is
to turn the present war into a normal means of international
behavior and to apply it to other countries that the
U.S. will accuse of "terrorism" In the hysteria of war that
the Bush administration is fostering, U.S. military
aggression could reach Cuba as well as other Mid East
states.

The CPI contends that no war, including one carried out by
"smart" missiles and planes, will solve the problem of
terrorism, whose roots lie in the real desperation and
frustration of so many peoples of the third world.

The CPI applauds those anti-war activists, who express their
opposition to terror and concern for the welfare of the
nations by demonstrating in the U.S., across Europe, Japan,
and other countries.

The CPI calls on all supporters of peace and democracy in
Israel, Jews and Arabs, to stand up to the cynical
exploitation of the war hysteria by the Sharon-Peres
government to magnify the oppression of the occupation,
including the daily deaths of Palestinians, the entry of
Israeli forces into "Area A", the destruction of homes and
orchards, and the establishment of additional settlements.

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 settlements, the
establishment of the Palestinian State whos' capitol is East
Jerusalem, and the solution of the refugee problem in
accordance with the U.N. resolutions.

No to Terror Against Civilians 
Yes to a Just and Stable Peace 
Yes to People's Rights and Freedom 

9 October 2001