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Cuba Denounces Genocide in Palestine

Article and photos by Yaimi Ravelo on October 18, 2023 from Havana

A powerful denunciation was made from the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), against the genocide perpetrated by the Zionist army of Israel in the Gaza Strip today in Havana.

Hundreds of Cubans, young Palestinian and Middle Eastern students, Palestinians living in Cuba, militant comrades from Arab countries, friends of international solidarity, ambassadors of the diplomatic corps accredited to the island and Cuban government officials, demonstrated the deep feeling of solidarity with the people of Palestine that emanates from Cuban soil.

“From the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, we join our voices to those in the world who have come out to condemn the genocide of the Zionist regime of Israel against the Palestinian population,” said Fernando Gonzalez Llort – president of ICAP – at the beginning of the Tribune of Solidarity with Palestine.

During his speech, the Cuban hero affirmed that “Cuba, which defends peace and the rights of human beings without distinction, strongly condemns the indiscriminate bombings against the civilian population”.

He strongly reaffirmed that “it is a crime against humanity that must cease…”