>Fiorward from mart. >Please Circulate. >******************** >-----Original Message----- >From: David Muller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Cubasi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: October 3, 2000 8:22 PM >Subject: [Cuba SI] Cuba condemns Israel's 'barbaric acts' > >Cuba condemns Israel's 'barbaric acts' > >The Associated Press > >HAVANA, Cuba (October 3, 2000 7:07 p.m. EDT http://www.nandotimes.com) - >Cuba condemned Tuesday what it called "barbaric acts" of Israeli troops >against Palestinian protesters in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza Strip. > >Cuba "demands an immediate cessation of the brutal and criminal actions" by >Israeli troops that "could lead to a dangerous escalation of violence and >unforeseen regional and global consequences," the Cuban Foreign Ministry >said in a statement. > >Cuba "emphatically condemns the provocations and barbaric acts perpetrated >by Israeli forces," the statement continued, placing the blame for the >confrontations, which have left more than 40 dead and scores injured, >squarely on the Israeli government. > >Havana accused the United States of "unconditionally supporting" Israel. > >"Once again, Cuba reaffirms its total and unconditional solidarity with the >Palestinian people in their legitimate fight for the establishment of an >independent and sovereign state and the return of all occupied Arab >territories," the statement concluded. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > More than 10,000 protest in Baghdad against "Zionist butchery" > >BAGHDAD, Oct 3 (AFP) - > >More than 10,000 people demonstrated in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday to >protest at the "Zionist butchery" against the Palestinians, an AFP >correspondent reported. > >Foreign Minister Mohammad Said al-Sahhaf, meanwhile, rejected an Arab >League proposal to call for a UN commission of inquiry into the killings in >the Palestinian territories and Israel. > >The Iraqi demonstrators carried banners hailing the "resistance of the >Palestinian people" and condemning the "butchery" carried out by Israeli >forces. > >"The blood of the Palestinians fills us with pride and the strength to face >up to the American and Zionist enemy," chanted the demonstrators, who >included officials of the ruling Baath party. > >The Iraqi government has called for jihad, or Islamic holy war, for the >"liberation of Palestine" in the wake of the bloodshed. > >Five days of violent clashes left more than 50 dead, almost all of them >Palestinians. The Palestinian territories were calmer Tuesday after a >ceasefire accord overnight. > >"Instead of an inquiry by parties whose decisions and policies are dictated >by the Jewish gang at the Black House, Iraq calls for ... a jihad," Sahhaf >insisted in a message to the Arab League chief, referring sarcastically to >the Washington White House. > >On Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz also poured scorn on calls for >an inquiry and hit out at the League's secretary general Esmat Abdel Meguid >and "weak" Arab leaders seeking a peace deal with Israel. > >"Don't you know that this holy land has been usurped for more than 30 years >by the Jews and Zionists, while you stick to your illusions and still >believe in a settlement?" he said. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >Cuba SI - Imperialism NO! >Information and discussion about Cuba. >Socialism or death! Patria o muerte! Venceremos! >http://www.egroups.com/group/cubasi > >Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >**************************************************** > > > > > > >Knowledge is Power! >Elimination of the exploitation of man by man >http://www.egroups.com/group/pttp/ >POWER TO THE PEOPLE! > >Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Change Delivery Options: >http://www.egroups.com/mygroups > > _______________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi _______________________________________________________ Kominform list for general information. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anti-Imperialism list for anti-imperialist news. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________________
