On Monday, October 14, thousands marched in Havana in solidarity with Palestine and condemning the genocide committed by Israel. The march was organized by the Young Communist League of Cuba (UJC). Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel marched alongside the President of the National Assembly of People’s Power and of the Council of State, Esteban Lazo Hernández, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz, Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez Parilla, and other members of the Political Bureau and representatives of mass organizations.
“Against the genocide in Gaza and Lebanon, against the Israeli attempt to exterminate the noble Palestinian people; against imperial impunity for the genocidaires, Cuba marches with our historic demand: ‘Let the philosophy of plunder cease and the philosophy of war will cease,’” Díaz-Canel wrote on X.
#Palestina no está sola, su dolor es nuestro dolor.#FreePalestine #Cuba #UJCdeCuba #SiempreJoven @MeyvisEstevezE @DrRobertoMOjeda pic.twitter.com/mSAUNXlClP
— UJC de Cuba (@UJCdeCuba) October 14, 2024
“We have come here today to show our strong rejection of the actions that Israel is carrying out against that nation,” stated the UCJ. “Enough of death and suffering!”
According to Daniel Gómez Martínez of the Federation of High School Students of Cuba (FEEM), “Those who choose silence when they know that a people is clamoring for their justice, are undoubtedly traitors to the essence of humanity.”
“Silence to oppression is complicity and we, the Cuban people, are not accomplices to this act or to terrorism. In our schools today we are talking about the genocide being committed, bringing us closer to the reality of Palestinian children and adolescents who only dream of seeing their parents, siblings and other relatives,” he articulated.
#Palestina no está sola, su dolor es nuestro dolor.#FreePalestine #Cuba #UJCdeCuba #SiempreJoven @MeyvisEstevezE @DrRobertoMOjeda pic.twitter.com/mSAUNXlClP
— UJC de Cuba (@UJCdeCuba) October 14, 2024
Mohamed Suwuan, a Palestinian medical student in Cuba, said during the demonstration, “We will not rest for a minute until we regain our Palestine and enjoy a just and lasting peace. Let our children enjoy their natural rights. We will not stop until the chronically ill, the wounded, pregnant women and people with disabilities have the best health care.”
