Cuba stages pro-Palestine march past US embassy in Havana

24/11/2023 12:10

                Tens of thousands of Cubans on Thursday marched in front of the U.S. embassy in Havana charging Israel was committing “genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza.
        
        The march, led by President Miguel Diaz-Canel, and which moved along Havana’s seaside drive, the Malecon where the U.S. diplomatic headquarters is located, was the first of its kind in more than a decade.
        
        Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, now deceased, was famous for staging similar, but much larger demonstrations to protest U.S. sanctions and meddling in Cuban affairs.
        
        The crowd, sporting Palestinian flags and banners, chanted "free, free Palestine, Israel is genocide" and "up with Palestinian freedom" as it marched by the building and rallied nearby.
        
        Communist-run Cuba has been a strong backer of the Palestinian cause for decades and has trained more than 200 Palestinian doctors. It does not have diplomatic relations with Israel.