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Israel/Palestine

ericson00

(2,707 posts) Sat Nov 26, 2016, 06:08 AM Nov 2016

Castro: The Palestinian connection

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/spotlight/castro/2014/03/castro-palestinian-connection-201435132839149718.html

It is believed that unofficial ties were made between Cuba and the Palestinians during a first-of-its kind trip by Fidel's brother, Raul Castro, and Che Guevara to the Gaza Strip in late 1959.

Events in the 1950s set the stage for this trip: during that time, all Latin American countries, with the exception of Cuba, consistently supported the Israeli position over that of the Palestinians in international forums.

Che Guevara, who was not Cuban but was an instrumental figure in the country's revolution, spoke in support of the Palestinians in the coastal enclave and elsewhere.

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Castro: The Palestinian connection (Original Post) ericson00 Nov 2016 OP

another reason its good that Castro rot with similar trash ericson00 Nov 2016 #1

ericson00

(2,707 posts)

1. another reason its good that Castro rot with similar trash

Reply to ericson00 (Original post)

Sat Nov 26, 2016, 06:09 AM

Nov 2016

n/t

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