[News] Cuba Blames the US for Israeli Impunity in Gaza

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Cuba Blames the US for Israeli Impunity in GazaOctober 19, 2023
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On Thursday, Cuba held the United States responsible for the impunity with
which Israel acts against the Palestinian people and has been bombing Gaza
for nearly two weeks.

Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodriguez criticized the U.S.
government's veto in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on the
Brazil-drafted resolution.

He argued that the resolution didn't even call for a ceasefire but merely a
humanitarian pause in the conflict. Rodriguez emphasized that this was the
46th instance in which Washington had used its veto power in the UNSC on
matters related to the Middle East, particularly Israel.

Rodriguez compared how the UN Security Council readily adopts resolutions
that endorse the use and threat of force, but when it comes to Israel, the
same doesn't apply. He attributed Israel's impunity to the belief that
there would be no consequences for its actions.

Rodriguez stressed that the current situation is the result of 75 years of
illegal occupation, violations of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian
people in their own territory, and Israel's aggressive and expansionist
policies. He called for a reform of the UNSC to make it more democratic and
representative of the diversity of nations.

He reiterated Cuba's proposal, which incorporates demands from
international organizations like the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), that the
solution lies in the existence of two states with borders as they were in
1967 and East Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital.

On behalf of Cuba, he suggested the resumption of the 10th Extraordinary
Session of the United Nations General Assembly, which has extensive powers
to address the Gazan crisis.

Rodriguez demanded an immediate ceasefire, especially after several
international organizations have called for an end to Israel's bombings in
Gaza and the cancellation of the announced invasion of the Palestinian
enclave.
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