This Thursday, before the 42nd General Conference of UNESCO, Cuba strongly condemned the Israeli bombings of the Palestinian civilian population in the Gaza Strip and advocated a two-state solution.
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Speaking at the forum’s general political debate, the island’s education minister, Naima Ariatne Trujillo, condemned the bombings that are destroying homes, hospitals and civilian infrastructure in Gaza, one of the most densely populated areas in the world.
In this context, he denounced the humanitarian catastrophe that the Palestinian people are experiencing, calling it Dantesque in proportions and attributing it to the philosophy of dispossession resulting from 75 years of constant violation of their inalienable rights and Israel’s aggressive and expansive policies.
“Cuba calls for a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on the creation of two states, allowing the Palestinian people to exercise their right to self-determination and to have an independent and sovereign state within their borders. before 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital,” he emphasized.
At another point in his speech, Trujillo, on behalf of his country, supported the call of UNESCO, and in particular its Director General Audrey Azoulay, to place international dialogue, cooperation and solidarity above political differences and conflict.
From the same perspective, we reiterate our condemnation of the intensification of unilateral coercive measures that some countries impose on others to the detriment of these principles, he said.
The largest of the Antilles is among the nations besieged by an economic, trade and financial blockade by the United States for more than 60 years.
Children in Gaza are threatened by bombs, hunger and disease
Children in the Gaza Strip who do not die from Israeli bombs risk dying of hunger, disease and dehydration, denounced Alexandra Saieh from the NGO “Save the Children” this Thursday.
The situation is catastrophic and civilians, especially minors, are paying the highest price for the ongoing violence, the activist criticized in an interview with an Arabic television station.