Senior Cuban officials have issued forceful declarations of support for Palestinian sovereignty, aligning with global observances of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Through official communications on social media platform X, Cuban leadership articulated an unequivocal endorsement of Palestine’s claim to statehood within pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its designated capital.
The statements included severe condemnation of Israeli military operations in Gaza, with Cuban officials employing the term ‘genocide’ to characterize Israel’s actions. The rhetoric further accused the ‘Zionist regime’ of conducting what was described as ‘extermination operations’ in the contested territory.
This demonstration of solidarity coincides with the annual United Nations observance held every November 29th, a date commemorating the 1947 UN General Assembly resolution that initially proposed the establishment of two independent states within the Palestinian mandate. Roberto Morales, Organization Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, explicitly commemorated this historical context while reaffirming Cuba’s perpetual alliance with the Palestinian cause.
The International Day of Solidarity has been recognized for 48 consecutive years, serving as a platform for nations to express diplomatic positions on one of the world’s most protracted geopolitical conflicts. Cuba’s latest pronouncements reinforce its longstanding foreign policy orientation toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, emphasizing Palestinian self-determination and harsh criticism of Israeli military tactics.