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Communists discuss the future of peace in the Middle East and call for increased solidarity with the Palestinians in their quest for justice and statehood. LIZ PAYNE reports
A man wearing a face mask chants slogans and holds a Palestinian flag during a protest against normalising relations with Israel, in Rabat, Morocco, at the weekend

“YOU cannot achieve peace and stability in the Middle East, except by addressing the key cause of the decades-long conflict — failure to achieve justice for Palestinians. It simply will not happen.” 

This was the message delivered by both keynote speakers at a conference of communist parties on Saturday September 19. 

Aida Touma-Sliman, of the political bureau of the Communist Party of Israel and member of the Knesset, and Dr Aqel Taqz, international secretary of the People’s Party of Palestine, were addressing a symposium organised by the Co-ordinating Committee of Communist Parties in Britain. 

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