Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has signed an international manifesto supporting Palestine, demanding that Israel respect U.N. resolutions and withdraw from Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Castro, who will be 88 next week, added his signature to those of intellectuals and politicians to the document In Defense of Palestine, the official Granma newspaper said Saturday. Bolivian President Evo Morales, Argentine artist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Adolfo Perez Esquivel, Cuban dancer Alicia Alonso and American writer Alice Walker were also among the signatories. The manifesto was promoted by the Network in Defense of Humanity, which includes several Latin American groups. It asks governments around the world to demand Israel respect United Nations Security Council Resolution 242, adopted in the aftermath of the Six-Day War of 1967. It calls for Israel to withdraw from the territories gained during the conflict. In recent weeks, Latin America has been at the forefront of condemnation of the Israeli offensive in the crowded Palestinian enclave, offering almost unanimous support to the Palestinians. Castro himself has accused Israel of engaging in a new form of fascism through the deadly military operation......
Posted on: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 07:51:20 +0000