Gaza Belongs to the Palestinian People: Cuba
Cubans wave Palestinian flags during a demonstration against the Genocide in Gaza. X/ @BrunoRguezP
February 5, 2025 Hour: 12:33 pm
‘The only possible alternative to end the conflict must be to recognize an independent Palestinian state,’ FM Rodriguez said.
On Wednesday, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez reaffirmed his country’s stance in support of the Palestinian cause.
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His statements came in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to “redevelop” Gaza by demolishing buildings damaged by Israeli bombings and forcibly displacing Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan. The U.S. position was made public on Tuesday during a joint press conference between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“Gaza belongs to the people of Palestine. Israel and its sponsor, the U.S., must respect that,” the senior Cuban diplomat said on social media.
“The only possible alternative to end the conflict must be to recognize an independent Palestinian state within pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital,” he added.
On Wednesday, Brazil, Russia, China, Turkey, Scotland, France, Great Britain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan also condemned Trump’s plans to expel Palestinians from Gaza.
The U.S. proposal does not consider a two-state solution and instead seeks to place Gaza under the control of a third country. In practice, these plans would amount to a process of ethnic cleansing in Palestinian territory, which has been severely affected by Israeli occupation forces since 2023.
To facilitate this process, on Tuesday, Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
teleSUR/ JF Sources: Minrex – PL
