Rome - The declaration came during an expanded conference that brought together political parties, trade-union actors, cultural figures and human-rights advocates who share a firm belief in the justice of the Palestinian cause and the Palestinian people’s right to liberation, return and independence.

The Deputy Head of Human Rights at the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) stressed, during the European Parties’ University in Paris, that the French Communist Party has never been a mere bystander to the suffering of the Palestinian people. He underlined that the party has always played and continues to play an active role in the struggle for solidarity and internationalism. “For this reason, we in the P.L.O regard you not merely as allies, but as partners in the struggle