“I think that a new,
repugnant form of fascism is emerging with notable strength…The Nazi genocide
of Jews outraged all the earth’s peoples. Why does this (Israeli) government
believe that the world will be insensitive to the macabre genocide which today
is being perpetuated against the Palestinian people?” (Fidel Castro, August, 5, 2014) “Who cares,
what that senile ZOMBIE Castro says!” strikes me as a reasonable retort from
many readers.
“Unfortunately,” I’m forced
to answer. “Many otherwise reasonable care very much what Fidel Castro
says.” Take Israeli Prime Ministers Benjamin Netanyahu:
“The remarks attributed to
Castro demonstrate his deep understanding of the history of the Jewish people
and the state of Israel.” (Israeli Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu, Sept. 24, 2010.)
Take former Israeli President
Shimon Peres: “I thank you (Fidel Castro) from the bottom of my heart. I must
confess that your remarks were, in my opinion, unexpected and rife with unique
intellectual depth. Your words presented a surprising bridge between a harsh
reality and a new horizon. You tried to sail to bigger seas, to show that a
small geographical size doesn’t have to reflect human smallness.” (Israeli
President Shimon Peres, Sept. 24, 2010.).....To Read More.....
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