December 21, 2010
There are few coincidences in Castro's totalitarian Cuba.
Castro attacks:
On December 3rd, 2009, the Castro regime arbitrarily arrested U.S. development worker Alan Gross for helping Cuba's Jewish community connect to the Internet.
On June 11th, 2010, Fidel Castro "reflected" that "the hatred felt by the state of Israel against the Palestinians is such that they would not hesitate to send the one and a half million men, women and children of that country to the crematoria where millions of Jews of all ages were exterminated by the Nazis. It would seem that the Fuehrer's [Nazi leader Adolf Hitler's] swastika is today Israel's banner."
The U.S. pressures -- better late than never:
On July 14th, 2010, at a State Department reception in honor of Hannah Rosenthal, the Obama Administration's special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism, Hillary Clinton urges U.S. Jewish groups to push for Alan Gross's release.
Castro steps back:
On August 31st, Fidel Castro personally invites an Israel-hawk to Cuba, The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg (just days after his article regarding Israel's bombing of Iranian nuclear sites), treats him like a foreign dignitary, and expresses nothing but support for Israel's self-determination -- for the first time ever (historically, Castro trained PLO terrorist in Cuba and even sent troops to fight against Israel in the Yom Kippur War).
Castro takes preventive measures:
On December 3rd, 2010, one year after the arrest of Alan Gross, he's still being held without charges or trial -- no due process whatsoever. Therefore, Adela Dworin, president of Havana's Temple Beth Shalom, (all-of-the-sudden) publicly denies ever knowing U.S. development worker Alan Gross and even (incredibly) claims that Cuba's Jews can "communicate freely."
Castro rewards "obedience":
Two days later, on December 5th, Cuban dictator Raul Castro celebrates Hanukkah for the first time ever at Havana's Temple Beth Shalom with -- naturally -- Adela Dworin.
Machiavelli would be proud.
Here's Raul and Adela "sharing a moment":
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