Cuban government issues tepid statement on escalation of Arab-Israeli conflict

The Cuban government issued a statement late this Saturday in which he expressed “concern” about the escalation of violence between Israel and Palestine and demanded a “comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict” on the basis of the creation of two states.

In a official note in which the regime omitted the condemnation of Hamas terrorist attackNor did he leave a message of condolences for the victims of the most recent war confrontation., the Cuban government said that the conflict is “a consequence of 75 years of permanent violation of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and of Israel's aggressive and expansionist policy.”

“The United Nations Security Council must fulfill its mandate and put an end to the impunity of Israel, the occupying power, with which the United States has historically been complicit, by repeatedly obstructing the action of the body, undermining peace, security and stability in the Middle East,” the statement highlighted.

The Cuban government said it advocates the creation of two States "that allows the Palestinian people to exercise their right to self-determination and to have an independent and sovereign State within the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital."

In the final segment of its official note, the Cuban government said it called “for peace and the search for a solution through negotiation that avoids a further escalation of a conflict that has already cost the lives of tens of thousands of people.” ”.

The lukewarm official note immediately generated dozens of comments from outraged Cubans, many of them finding in the published text the explanation of why Cuba is in the list of countries sponsoring terrorism.

"What an infamous statement! Don't use Cuba's name anymore to justify barbarism, terrorism! Hamas has launched a vile and cowardly attack on the Israeli people. Not condemning him is confirmation that they must remain on the list of sponsors of terrorism!"argued one commentator.

“Do the violation of Palestinian human rights justify the terrorist actions of Hamas?”; “Then they do not want to be on the list of countries sponsoring terrorism”; “They do not condemn the terrorist acts of Hamas. That's how hypocritical they are"; "And that they don't 'strongly condemn' the brutal attack by the Hamas terrorist group on Israel? Of course, if you are friends of all the terrorists," were other comments.

However, there were also those who considered that the statement is “politically correct and balanced” because, “although it does not condemn the unleashed Palestinian terrorism, it is a declaration that recognizes the existence of the state of Israel, and calls for peace and the de-escalation of the conflict".

As a person, nor the ruler Miguel Diaz-Canel nor the chancellor Bruno Rodriguez They have spoken so far on their respective Twitter accounts about the escalation of violence in the Arab-Israeli conflict.

The Foreign Minister did publish a tweet this Saturday in which he noted that the inclusion of Cuba on the list of countries sponsoring terrorism It has "a lethal effect" on the Cuban economy.

The one who did speak out in his personal account about the Arab-Israeli conflict was Leticia Martinez, head of Díaz-Canel's Communications team, who agreed with the attacks by putting a "Long live Free Palestine!" next to a flag of that State.

This Saturday the world woke up to the news that Hamas, an organization that in October 1997 was declared terrorist by the then Bill Clinton administration, was launching a brutal missile attack on Israel.

Leaders from around the world immediately spoke out, most of them condemning the attack.