No to Deal of the century! Stand with Palestine and its struggle against Israeli military occupation

CPI ML Liberation strongly condemns the move by the United States, Israel and Gulf countries to destroy the Palestinian cause of right of return by pushing forward the ‘deal of the century’. These countries are planning to hold Bahrain economic summit, scheduled to begin on June 25 to implement a series of ‘economic measures’ for Palestine, which in reality aims at forwarding the Israel’s nefarious agenda of complete annexation Jerusalem. The deal is an attempt by the US and Israel to to coerce the Palestinian peoples and resistance movements to surrender their struggle against Israeli occupation for money.

This deal comes as Israel continues to masscare unarmed civilians at the Great March of Return protests in Gaza. More than 180 Palestinians, including children, women, paramedic and journalists have been killed by Israeli forces at the Great March for Return in last one year. Israeli forces also continue to raid and abduct Palestinians, including children on a daily basis in West Bank.

CPI ML completely stands with the Palestinian people and the movements in rejection of this deal. We also reiterate our solidarity with the people of Palestine in their struggle for the right of return and against Israeli military occupation.

By voting in favour of Israel in the United Nations, Modi 2.0 government has indicated it's foreign policy shift towards Israel betraying India's long-standing policy of supporting the Palestinian people against Israeli colonization and occupation is condemnable.

Israel imposes apartheid on the Palestinian people and unleashes terror against Palestinians who resist occupation. India's vote for Israel signals the Modi regime's open endorsement of such apartheid and terror. India's ruling BJP and its parent organisation, the fascist RSS, see Israel as a model for their goal of a 'Hindu Nation’.

All opposition parties and democratic organisations in India must oppose this shift in India's foreign policy. We must, together, demand that India must not side with Israel in international fora on any pretext in matters of Palestinian people's struggles against Israel occupation.