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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Cuba Blames the US for Israeli Impunity in Gaza</h1>October 19, 2023<br></div>
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<img src="cid:ii_lnxs7fkv0" alt="free_2.jpeg_1718483346.jpeg" width="392" height="222"><br><p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
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