The Communist Party of Canada condemns the murderous bombardment of Palestine by the Israeli Air Force, and calls for this aggression to end immediately. Israel\u2019s attacks have already killed hundreds of people and left several thousand wounded and displaced. The Communist Party reiterates its support for the right of the Palestinian people to resist occupation in their territories, and for their legitimate struggle for an independent Palestinian state.<\/p>\n
Canada\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs, John Baird, has once again taken a shameful position in this crisis, stating support for Israel\u2019s attacks and criticizing the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights after she called for an immediate ceasefire and raised questions about the legality of Israel\u2019s airstrikes. These comments are part of the effort by Baird and the Harper government to reduce Canada\u2019s foreign policy to uncritical support for Israel, cloaking its aggressiveness in the language of \u201cself-defense\u201d and \u201canti-terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n
We also condemn Prime Minister Stephen Harper\u2019s apologetics for the flagrant war crimes being committed against civilians \u2013 especially women, children and elderly \u2013 by blaming the victims, saying that Hamas activists were using their families as \u201chuman shields\u201d. Harper\u2019s \u201cwe bomb your home, and if your family is killed in the process, it\u2019s your fault\u201d represents unbelievable and offensive double-think that reflects his aggressive, imperialist foreign policy.<\/p>\n
It is pitiful that the opposition parties, including the NDP, have adopted positions that ape the Conservatives and attempt to sideline the historical basis for this crisis. As the Communist Party noted in November 2012, \u201cThose who seek to assign \u2018equal blame\u2019 for the crisis ignore the decades-long Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories in contravention of international law and many important resolutions of the United Nations.\u201d Israel\u2019s warning for all Palestinians to flee Gaza if they want to survive is tantamount to ethnic cleansing at the point of the gun. We call upon the opposition parties to demand that the Canadian government press Israel for an immediate ceasefire and to open genuine peace talks. Further, the Communist Party calls for John Baird to resign as Foreign Minister, on the basis that he is pursuing a foreign policy based on illegal positions.<\/p>\n
The Communist Party supports the struggle of the Palestinian people for a viable independent state, within the 1967 borders and with East Jerusalem as its capital. We demand the right of return for all Palestinian refugees, and the release of all Palestinian political prisoners from Israeli jails. We reiterate our support for the right of the Palestinian people to resist occupation in their territories. We call for the wall of separation to be dismantled and condemn all efforts to divide the Palestinian people and territories.<\/p>\n
The Communist Party supports the rapid mobilization of peace and solidarity movements in Canada and around the world, to oppose Israel\u2019s criminal bombardment and prevent escalation of the attacks. We encourage the labour and progressive movements in Canada to continue protests, and to build a mass mobilization to force the Canadian government to end its uncritical support for Israel and adopt a foreign policy of peace. Furthermore, the Communist Party encourages all individuals and organizations in Canada to actively support the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign, as a concrete, powerful and effective way to apply pressure to end Israeli apartheid.<\/p>\n
Issued by the Central Executive Committee, <\/em> Le Parti communiste du Canada condamne le bombardement meurtrier de la Palestine par l’arm\u00e9e de l’air isra\u00e9lienne, et demande qu\u2019on mette fin \u00e0 cette agression imm\u00e9diatement. Les attaques isra\u00e9liennes ont d\u00e9j\u00e0 tu\u00e9 des centaines de personnes et bless\u00e9 et d\u00e9plac\u00e9 plusieurs milliers d\u2019autres. Le Parti communiste r\u00e9affirme son soutien au droit du peuple palestinien \u00e0 r\u00e9sister \u00e0 l’occupation de ses territoires et \u00e0 sa lutte l\u00e9gitime pour un \u00c9tat palestinien ind\u00e9pendant.<\/p>\n Le ministre canadien des Affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res, John Baird, a encore une fois pris une position honteuse dans cette crise, affirmant son soutien aux attaques d’Isra\u00ebl et critiquant le Haut-Commissaire des Nations-Unies aux droits de l’homme, apr\u00e8s qu\u2019elle eut appel\u00e9 \u00e0 un cessez-le-feu imm\u00e9diat et soulev\u00e9 des questions sur la l\u00e9galit\u00e9 des frappes a\u00e9riennes d’Isra\u00ebl. Ces commentaires font partie de l’effort de Baird et du gouvernement Harper de r\u00e9duire la politique \u00e9trang\u00e8re du Canada \u00e0 un soutien inconditionnel \u00e0 Isra\u00ebl, en couvrant son agressivit\u00e9 par un discours de \u00abl\u00e9gitime d\u00e9fense\u00bb et d\u2019\u00abanti-terrorisme\u00bb.<\/p>\n Nous condamnons \u00e9galement l\u2019apologie des crimes de guerre flagrants commis contre les civils – en particulier les femmes, les enfants et les personnes \u00e2g\u00e9es \u2013 que fait le premier ministre Stephen Harper lorsqu\u2019il bl\u00e2me les victimes, affirmant que les militantes et militants du Hamas ont utilis\u00e9 leurs familles comme \u00abboucliers humains\u00bb. L\u2019id\u00e9e d\u2019Harper, \u00ab\u00a0nous bombardons ta maison, et si ta famille est tu\u00e9e dans l\u2019op\u00e9ration, c’est de ta faute\u00bb, t\u00e9moigne d\u2019une pens\u00e9e incroyablement tordue qui refl\u00e8te son agressive politique \u00e9trang\u00e8re imp\u00e9rialiste.<\/p>\n Il est pitoyable de voir les partis d’opposition, y compris le NPD, adopter des positions qui singent les Conservateurs et essaient de faire oublier les causes historiques de cette crise. Comme le Parti communiste l\u2019avait not\u00e9 en Novembre 2012, celles et ceux qui cherchent \u00e0 bl\u00e2mer \u00e9galement les deux parties pour la crise font fi de l’occupation isra\u00e9lienne des territoires palestiniens depuis des d\u00e9cennies, en violation du droit international et des nombreuses et importantes r\u00e9solutions de l’Organisation des Nations-Unies. Les avertissements qu’Isra\u00ebl lancent \u00e0 toutes et tous les Palestiniens de fuir Gaza si elles et ils veulent survivre \u00e9quivaut \u00e0 faire un nettoyage ethnique au bout du fusil. Nous appelons les partis d’opposition d\u2019exiger du gouvernement canadien qu\u2019il presse Isra\u00ebl de faire un cessez-le-feu imm\u00e9diat et d’ouvrir de v\u00e9ritables n\u00e9gociations de paix. En outre, le Parti communiste appelle \u00e0 la d\u00e9mission de John Baird comme ministre des Affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res, puisqu’il poursuit une politique \u00e9trang\u00e8re fond\u00e9e sur des positions ill\u00e9gales.<\/p>\n Le Parti communiste soutient la lutte du peuple palestinien pour un \u00c9tat ind\u00e9pendant viable dans les fronti\u00e8res de 1967 avec J\u00e9rusalem-Est comme capitale. Nous exigeons le droit au retour pour toutes les r\u00e9fugi\u00e9es et tous les r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s palestiniens, et la lib\u00e9ration de toutes les prisonni\u00e8res et prisonniers politiques palestiniens d\u00e9tenus dans les prisons isra\u00e9liennes. Nous r\u00e9it\u00e9rons notre soutien au droit du peuple palestinien \u00e0 r\u00e9sister \u00e0 l’occupation de ses territoires. Nous appelons au d\u00e9mant\u00e8lement du mur de s\u00e9paration et condamnons toutes les tentatives de division du peuple et des territoires palestiniens.<\/p>\n Le Parti communiste soutient la mobilisation rapide des mouvements pour la paix et de solidarit\u00e9 au Canada et dans le monde pour s’opposer au bombardement criminel d’Isra\u00ebl et pour pr\u00e9venir l’escalade des attaques. Nous encourageons le mouvement ouvrier et les mouvements progressistes au Canada \u00e0 continuer les protestations et \u00e0 construire une mobilisation de masse pour forcer le gouvernement canadien \u00e0 mettre fin \u00e0 son soutien inconditionnel d\u2019Isra\u00ebl et \u00e0 adopter une politique \u00e9trang\u00e8re de paix. En outre, le Parti communiste encourage toutes les personnes et les organisations au Canada \u00e0 soutenir activement la campagne de boycott, d\u00e9sinvestissement et sanctions (BDS), comme moyen concret, puissant et efficace de faire pression pour mettre fin \u00e0 l’apartheid isra\u00e9lien.<\/p>\n Comit\u00e9 ex\u00e9cutif central <\/em> Communist Party calls for immediate end to airstrikes, for Baird to resign The Communist Party of Canada condemns the murderous bombardment of Palestine by the Israeli Air Force, and calls for this aggression to end immediately. 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\nParti communiste du Canada<\/em>
\nJuly 15, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n\nArr\u00eatons le massacre du peuple palestinien par Isra\u00ebl!<\/h4>\n
Le Parti communiste appelle \u00e0 la fin imm\u00e9diate des frappes a\u00e9riennes et \u00e0 la d\u00e9mission du ministre Baird.<\/h4>\n
\nParti communiste du Canada <\/em>
\n15 juillet 2014<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"