(BLOG) A Late-Blooming Romance Between Castro And Israel?

"Netanyahu and Peres praise former Cuban dictator’s recent comments slamming Ahmadinejad and defending Israel.

Former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro’s surprising words of support for Israel’s right to exist and empathy with the tragedies of Jewish history elicited warm words from Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and a letter of thanks from President Shimon Peres over the weekend.

Castro, in a recent interview with The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg, said Israel 'without a doubt' has the right to exist, and criticized Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his Holocaust denial, saying Iran should understand the consequences of theological anti-Semitism."

(NEWS) Castro: Israel Has Right To Exist

"Ailing Cuban leader speaks with Atlantic Magazine, criticizes Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's repeated holocaust denial; says diplomatic ties with Israel 'will take time'.

Fidel Castro, the longtime president and leftist icon who stepped aside during a health crisis but still leads the Cuban Communist Party, believed Israel definitely has the right to exist.

Castro, 84, made the statement while speaking to American journalist Jeffrey Goldberg of Atlantic Magazine."

(NEWS) Castro Blasts Ahmadinejad As Anti-Semitic

"Cuban leader tells American journalist Iranian government should understand Jews 'were expelled from their land, persecuted and mistreated all over the world, as the ones who killed God'.

Fidel Castro criticized Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for what he called his anti-Semitic attitudes and questioned his own actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 during interviews with an American journalist he summoned to Havana to discuss fears of global nuclear war.

Jeffrey Goldberg, a national correspondent for The Atlantic, blogged on the magazine's website Tuesday that he was on vacation last month when the head of the Cuban Interests Section in Washington — which Cuba maintains there instead of an embassy — called to say Castro had read his recent article about Israel and Iran and wanted him to come to Cuba."

(NEWS) Castro Warns Of Nuclear War In Middle East

"'When something like this begins...it is only a question of seconds.'

Fidel Castro warned of the threat of global nuclear war involving the US, Israel, and Iran Friday, in his fifth public appearance this week following a four-year hiatus from political life.

Castro has so far stayed clear of discussing Cuban national issues, focusing instead on his apocalyptic theory that war is imminent pitting the United States and Israel against Iran."

(NEWS) Israel Blasts Castro For Calling Swastika 'New Israeli Banner'

"Castro's remarks were issued by Cuba's diplomatic mission in Geneva amid debate in a UN Human Rights Council debate."

(NEWS) Castro Fears Israel May Attack Iranian Nuclear Facilities

"Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said he has concerns that a 'radical Israeli government' would attack Iranian nuclear facilities."

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Yes Castro, you should be concerned...it is a more than likely thing to happen...we have done it before and will do it again without hesitation...

For those of you who do not know about the time when Israel destroyed Iraq's nuclear facilities in 2 minutes on a stealth mission, here is a short video clip about it.



There is a long documentary about it but I cannot seem to find it at the moment...

Here is a wiki link to Operation Opera