Iraqi CP: Statement about Continuing Criminal Israeli Aggression on Gaza

IRAQI COMMUNIST PARTY
Statement about the Continuing Criminal Israeli Aggression on Gaza

The Political Bureau of the Iraqi Communist Party has issued the following statement on 8th January 2009:

Israel is continuing, for the 13th day in a row, its criminal aggression on the Gaza Strip despite the worldwide campaigns of condemnation and denunciation, and the mounting and escalating demands for a halt to the destructive military operations. And Israel has persisted in violating the most basic humanitarian values, norms and principles by committing a heinous crime that has shocked the conscience of the world when it bombed three schools and other civilian targets, killing dozens of children, women and the elderly.

Despite the increasing number of victims of the aggression to more than 600 martyrs and 3000 wounded, and the deterioration of services to dangerous levels that threaten with a humanitarian catastrophe, as a result of the scarcity of food and medical supplies that Isreal allows to reach Gaza, as well as the huge devastation inflicted on Gaza City and its basic infrastructure, the UN Security Council failed for the second time in reaching a resolution that would force Israel to accept an immediate ceasefire because of the position of some states, led by the United States, that is biased unreservedly towards Israel.

While reiterating our strong condemnation of this blatant aggression and our solidarity with the Palestinian people and the population of Gaza Strip in their plight and steadfastness, we call for the doubling of political and diplomatic efforts to reach an immediate ceasefire, lift the siege on Gaza and begin serious negotiations to achieve a peaceful and just solution that guarantees the legitimate national rights of the Palestinian people to establish their independent national state. We also call upon all the Palestinian factions to overcome their differences, put an end to the state of division and rebuild their unity in order to lead the Palestinian people's struggle towards achieving their just objectives.

Baghdad - 8 January 2009

Iraqi Communist Party condemns the brutal massacre perpetrated by Israeli forces in Gaza

Iraqi Communist Party condemns the brutal massacre
perpetrated by Israeli forces in Gaza

Israel has committed a horrific massacre in Gaza that claimed the lives of hundreds of martyrs among the Palestinian people. This aggression constitutes another crime committed by the Israeli authorities in violation of international and humanitarian laws and norms. It represents a grave military escalation that reaffirms the fact that the Israel is not serious about reaching a just solution to the Palestinian issue, and that it has been resorting to procrastination and manoeuvring in dealing with all the diplomatic efforts and international mediation in this context, which the Palestinian Authority had responded to and dealt with in a responsible manner.

Our Iraqi Communist Party strongly condemns this barbaric aggression and calls upon the Arab League and the international community to act swiftly to convene a meeting of the UN Security Council and demand that Israel stops immediately its armed operations and lifts the siege on the people of Gaza.

We extend to the families of the martyrs and victims in Gaza, and to the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian people, our most sincere sympathy and solidarity, reiterating our support for the struggle of the Palestinian people to get rid of the Israeli occupation, attain their just rights and establish their own independent national state. We call on all Palestinian parties to exert efforts to end the state of division and restore national unity through Palestinian national dialogue. It is also essential to unify positions in order to strengthen the Palestinian stance in Arab and international forums, and in dealing with all the diplomatic initiatives and political negotiations aimed at achieving a lasting and just peaceful solution to the Palestinian issue.

The Central Media Bureau

Iraqi Communist Party

27 December 2008