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The announcement on January 31 that nine countries have formed the Hague Group and committed to “coordinated legal, economic, and diplomatic measures” against Israel is a significant advance in building global solidarity with Palestine. The nine countries — Belize, Bolivia, Cuba, Colombia, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal, and South Africa — have collectively agreed on a set of shared commitments.

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These are to uphold the arrest warrants issued against Israeli officials by the International Criminal Court; prevent the provision or transfer of arms, munitions, and related equipment to Israel where there is a clear risk that they might be used to violate international law; and prevent the docking of vessels at any of their ports where there is a risk of the vessel being used to carry military fuel and weaponry to Israel.

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The Tricontinental Conference, held in Havana, Cuba, in January 1966, was the most significant gathering of revolutionary movements, anti-colonial leaders, and socialist states from Africa, Asia, and Latin America in this period of combined opposition to imperialism.

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Spearheaded by figures like Fidel Castro and Amílcar Cabral, the conference developed a vision of global solidarity that linked anti-colonial struggles with socialist revolution. It also strengthened ties among revolutionary movements and provided ideological support for liberation struggles in Vietnam, Palestine, Southern Africa, and elsewhere and fostered the development of a radical, internationalist consciousness.

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