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“Nowadays, you can't put people on trucks and throw them out of the borders, as in 1948. But you can create positive conditions to convince them to leave,” said former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon in the 80s. The euphemistic phrase is nothing less than the guidelines of a plan that has been systematically put into practice by Israeli governments, especially in this century.
That’s the opinion of Jamal Juma, a Palestinian activist who recently talked to Brasil de Fato. Born in the surrounding area of Jerusalem in 1962, he got a close look at the main events of the Israeli occupation, including the first intifada (the Arab word for popular rebellion that became a synonym for broad Palestinian insurrections), in the 80s; the almost-peace agreement known as the Oslo Accords, in the 90s; the second intifada; the 9/11 attacks; the house arrest and later death of the great Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, the violent disputes between Fatah and Hamas; the blockade on Gaza and the series of massacres seen since then, which culminated in the current genocide.
On a visit to the Brasil de Fato newsroom in the city of São Paulo, Jamal talked about a lot of subjects: from his childhood and the first episodes of violence of which he was a victi
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The Palestinian struggle against Israeli occupation gained new relevance on the international stage following the escalation that began on October 7. The brutality of the Israeli onslaught, practically without comparison with other previous aggressions, has exposed the cynicism of many of the great Western powers, vaunted defenders of “human rights”, but indolent in the face of the genocide that is being committed before their eyes for cold calculations of geopolitical interests.
The efforts of mainsteam media today are aimed at presenting the perpetrators as victims, demonizing the Palestinian resistance and making invisible or diminishing Israel’s actions. In this long conflict, it is fair to point out the beautiful story of solidarity between peoples, that a small Caribbean island has been writing for decades. Cuba, the “terrible and inhuman dictatorship” that the major corporate media cartels insist on depicting, has been and is one of the strongest defenders of the Palestinian people.
Fidel and the Palestinian cause
Although the Cuban Revolution from an early date showed its solidarity with the Palestinian people, the figure of Fidel, his understanding of the Arab world and the relationships he forged with the key leaders and resistance
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