While Israel�s High Court of Justice overruled a Central Election Committee decision, permitting Arab parties to compete in the upcoming general election, the Hadash Arab-Jewish Party�s website speaks of support for �the resistance�.
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The party�s Hebrew website denounces the Gaza War, but the Arabic versions sings a different tune, stating �We are with the resistance everywhere,� which some interpret may be a statement of support for Hamas and other terrorist organizations.
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Hadash officials however reject the criticism and accusations that it wages two campaigns, one for Arabs and one for Jews.
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Nevertheless, the party�s Arabic site (aljabha.org) according to the daily Haaretz carries a speech delivered by Mohammed Nafaa, a secretary-general of the Israel Communist Party, a Hadash faction, entitled �We are for the resistance everywhere�. In his address, Nafaa does state that Hadash members are not and never will be Hamas members but the Hadash party remains strongly opposed to the �Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories�. The speech is conspicuously absent from the party�s Hebrew sites (hadash2009.org.il – idov.org.il).
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The word �resistance� muqawama in Arabic is used for non-violent resistance but also in reference to terror attacks and Hamas during Operation Cast Lead.
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Hadash officials stress their opposition to Hamas and Hizbullah, as well as to Israeli occupation, stressing the need for a two-state solution.

(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)