The CPI warns of the ever-increasing escalation of hate crimes and racism fomented by the extreme right – an escalation manifested in an unprecedented assault on the society’s democratic space in its entirety, one which enjoys the support of the Israeli government and the acquiescence of the state’s law enforcement authorities. We call upon all democratic groups to join forces against the fascist threat and to defend democratic values and peace and equality for all persons irrespective of religion, race, color, nationality, gender, and sexual orientation.