The Communist Party of Palestine today announced its withdrawal from the Third International and its adherence to the Trotskyist Fourth International. The announcement was made in tracts distributed by the party, which is illegal in Palestine. The reason given is the recent Moscow trials and executions, in which the party said it perceived an anti-Semitic tendency.
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