The assassination of Sheikh Yassin

In a statement on the murder of Sheikh Yassin by the Israeli 
army the Communist Party of Israel (CPI) described it as an "act 
of state terrorism serving the occupation, sabotaging the chances 
for a negotiated solution, and a step likely to intensify the 
bloodbath of Israelis and Palestinians.

"By murdering Yassin, the Sharon government once again exposes 
the destructive purpose of its policies, disguised behind talks 
of "pullout" and "disassociation" for what they really are — the 
perpetuation of the occupation, continuation of the war to 
eliminate the national rights of the Palestinian people including 
the suppression of its right to self-determination, and the 
prevention of any possibility of negotiations.

"These policies are against the real interests of the people of 
Israel and endangers more and more the personal safety of all 
Israelis.

"The CPI condemns the Sharon policy of war and terror in its 
attempt to displace the Palestinian people from their land while 
simultaneously bringing disaster to the people of Israel.

The CPI calls on all supporters of peace, Jews and Arabs, to 
intensify the struggle against the occupation and (illegal) 
settlements, against the apartheid wall and road blocks, and for 
a just and stable peace based on the establishment of a 
Palestinian state, whose capital is East Jerusalem, alongside the 
State of Israel, as well as a solution to the Palestinian refugee 
problem in accordance with the decisions of the United Nations.