Cuba: President Díaz-Canel leads large pro-Palestinian march in Havana

The Cuban president, Miguel Díaz-Canelheaded this Thursday in To Havana a massive march in solidarity with the Palestinians, in which there was no shortage of criticism of Washington for its support for Israel.

“The demand of young Cubans in this march is that the fire Palestine“, he told AFP Cristina Diaz22 years old and fourth year Physics student at University of Havana.

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Although he highlighted that “all the victims of this conflict are regrettable“, the young woman considered that”It would be naive to think this is a war”. What happens in Link “It’s a genocide”, he stated.

Flanked by his wife Lisa Cuesta and the Prime Minister Manuel MarreroDíaz-Canel led the march, called by Cuban communist youth and held on a stretch of the coast of Cuba. Pier Where is the embassy located? U.S.

“What is happening in Palestine is a great injustice and a massacre“, he said Javier Ernesto Borroto (19), also a university student, who wore a black and white kufiya.

For almost an hour and under a hot sun, protesters waved Palestinian flags and signs that said: “Free Palestine” It is “No to genocide. Long live Palestine”.

They participated in the marchmore than 100,000 Havana residents“, according to the Ministry of the Interior on the social network X, formerly Twitter.

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Unconditional support

Students from universities and secondary schools, as well as employees from workplaces and other organizations were called to participate in this march on the same day as Eamon Gilmorehuman rights rapporteur of the European Unionpay a visit to the island.

Passing by the American embassy, ​​whose government strongly supports Israelyoung people shouted slogans like “Yankee fascist, you are a terrorist”.

This is the largest demonstration organized on the island since the start of the war on October 7, triggered by an attack on Israeli soil by the Islamic movement. Hamaswhich left 1,200 people dead and more than 240 kidnapped, according to Israeli authorities.

In response, Israel launched an offensive against Gaza which, according to Hamas, left more than 15,000 dead in this Palestinian territory, including more than 6,000 children.

Some young Palestinians studying medicine on the island also participated in the massive demonstration.

“Thank you very much to the Cuban people and government for always supporting Palestine, unconditionally.“, he said Isaac Aldawodeh22 years old and fourth year medical student.

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Over the past few weeks, Havana and other provinces in the country have hosted marches and demonstrations of solidarity with the Palestinians.

Miguel Díaz-Canel He took part in a show on Friday “for a Free Palestine”, organized in Revolution Squareafter receiving 144 young Palestinians studying medicine on the island.

“History will not forgive the indifferent“, said the Cuban president to the young people, who at the end of October, in a message about the situation, attacked the “genocide that is being perpetrated today against Palestinians”.

Source: Elcomercio

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