Gerardo Hernández Criticizes Amelia Calzadilla: "No Worse Splinter than from the Same Stick"

Former Cuban spy and current national coordinator of the CDRs, Gerardo Hernández, has launched a verbal attack against Cuban activist Amelia Calzadilla. This confrontation follows Calzadilla's latest criticism of the Cuban regime and her outspoken stance against leader Miguel Díaz-Canel. "No worse splinter than from the same stick," Hernández posted on Facebook this past Saturday, referencing a post by Calzadilla regarding Israeli attacks on Iranian leaders.

In her original social media post, Calzadilla, who gained notoriety for her outspoken criticisms of the regime and her advocacy for social causes, highlighted the "precision" of Israel's strikes against Iranian leaders and praised the military prowess of the Israeli state. "The demonstrated military power is truly remarkable, not only for its high-tech capabilities that destroy specific targets but also for the well-planned strategy that leaves Iranians without their key leaders, unable to reorganize and respond to the attacks in time," she noted.

Calzadilla, in a humorous tone, suggested informing Netanyahu of Díaz-Canel's opinions to hypothetically end the dictatorship, implying that such knowledge might prompt Netanyahu to act in favor of the Cuban people. "Not to give ideas, but maybe we should tell Netanyahu what Canel thinks of him, maybe he'll do us the favor," she wrote.

Misunderstanding the joke and the emoticon included by the activist, Hernández criticized the post, declaring, "When you ask for your country to be invaded, do it from within, so you understand the sound of a missile." Hernández interpreted Calzadilla's post as a call for armed invasion, responding with aggression to her remarks.

Many people sided with Amelia, humorously endorsing the notion of "making Díaz-Canel disappear." "Not to give ideas either, but Ukrainian drones aren't that expensive... and to our security comrades who are reading, note that dialogue has been attempted, it's the fault of those in charge who leave no other options," one person commented. Others, however, felt that such suggestions were "radical" and departed from Calzadilla's usual advocacy for dialogue and peace.

This Friday, in a dramatic escalation of the Middle Eastern conflict, multiple missile waves targeted Israel as Teheran's "crushing response" to Israeli strikes began. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated in a press conference that they are engaged in "one of the best military operations in history, Operation High Line."

Netanyahu clarified that the goal of Israel's military operation is to "eradicate the threat posed by the Islamic regime, including both the nuclear threat and ballistic missile threat to Israel." Israel's swift attacks targeted the core of Iran's nuclear and military infrastructure, deploying fighter jets and drones previously inserted into the country to assault critical facilities and eliminate high-ranking generals and scientists, a preemptive strike deemed necessary before Iran advanced further towards developing atomic weapons.