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Israeli communists call for mass May Day mobilisation in face of worsening police repression
Raid on Nazareth HQ seized flags and arrested city party secretary, Communist Party of Israel warns
Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, March 9, 2023

ISRAEL’S Communist Party is calling for mass mobilisation for May Day marches to defy growing police repression in the country.

The Communist Party of Israel (CPI) said demonstrations should “rise against the occupation, against fascism, against class oppression and against exploitation” given Israel’s far-right government’s bid to weaken the judiciary and accelerate the colonisation of Palestine.

The party appealed for international solidarity after police raided its Nazareth headquarters on Wednesday, arresting the city’s party secretary and illegally seizing flags.

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