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International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties

 

New Delhi, November 20-22, 2009

 

Intervention by Faten Ghattas, Communist Party of Israel

 

Dear Comrades

 

It is a pleasure to participate in this important meeting of communist parties and unions from around the world as a representative of the Israeli Communist Party, the party internationalist Jewish – Arab, that our participation in this meeting comes from the strategic vision of the importance of sharing ideas and attitudes and create a unified strategy for our party to stand in the forefront of the struggle against capitalism and class oppression and for social justice and socialism and peace.