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Palestina Resisteix has followed with great
attention the election process, outcome and aftermath in the
State of Israel.
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It is our duty to lay a stress on a
series on fundamental aspects that have mostly gone
unnoticed in the general media.
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One such observation is to question the
legitimacy of such a vote when the Palestinian refugees
expelled in 1948 and 1967 are denied to exercise their right
of return enshrined in international law and express their
views as to the affairs of their home country. Other
Palestinians who do live inside the Israeli borders in
"unrecognised" villages are also denied their
citizen rights.
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Furthermore the
electoral outcome and allotment of seats in the Knesset
parliament are not of so great relevance as long as the real
powers and large part of the Israeli opinion strongly agree
on keeping and expanding the Jewish settlements in the West
Bank, upholding the pressure on the Palestinian National
Authority so as not to make concessions and discrimination
against the 20% of Palestinian citizenship inside Israel.
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Many
voices have
welcomed the success of Kadima party as a victory for
moderation. This is looking over the fact that this party is
formed with breakaways from right-wing Likud and Labour
party who fully back the aforementioned consensus and
leaders such as Tzipi Livni and Shaul Mofaz who have
supported the most extremist policies in the past.
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The breakthrough
of Israel Beitenu party who openly advocates ethnic
cleansing is a sad confirmation of recent opinion polls
which point at a growing racist tendency among Jewish
Israelis. This paves the way for even more hardline action.
There is a serious risk that Israel might endeavour to
apply mass deportations if the conflict should worsen.
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The
Palestinian National Authority and winning party Hamas have
had to face a strong international pressure to force them to
recognise the legitimacy of the State of Israel and to
renounce the armed struggle. It would be fair to see such a
pressure on the state of Israel who denies the Palestinian's
basic rights and stands in constant defiance of international
lawfulness.
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None of the parties who will form a
government in Israel show any sign in their programme that
they will renounce Zionism, terrorism and the aggressive
policy that have been characteristic of all Israeli
governments. In such a context only a decided commitment from
the international community will make it possible to contend
the conflict.
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