Abbas Orders Palestinian Flags Flown at Half-Staff for Fidel Castro

(WAFA-PA) PA President Mahmoud Abbas Sunday ordered flags to be flown at half mast to mourn the death of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, who died on Friday. "Castro broke off Cuba's diplomatic ties [with] Israel in 1973 and was one of the first countries to recognize the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) after its founding in 1964."


2016-11-28 00:00:00

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