South Africa is not a diplomatic heavyweight and is geographically far from the conflict. AdvertisementPalestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Nelson Mandela embrace at Mandela's home in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Jan. 13, 1990. For example, the ANC’s youth wing pressured South African grocery store chains to drop Israeli products and threatened to forcibly shut them down if they didn’t. Issam Rimawi/Anadolu via Getty ImagesRESPONSE TO THE WARIsrael’s assault on Gaza sparked renewed solidarity with the Palestinian cause in South Africa. Black and mixed-race South Africans, brutally oppressed under apartheid, have been at the forefront of the support for Palestinians.

Source: Huffington Post January 11, 2024 23:02 UTC