The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) national chairperson, Veronica Mente has accused the South African government of cowardice in the face of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Last week, cabinet called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Israel’s alleged human rights violations in Gaza.
Israel has carried out numerous air strikes in Gaza after Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel earlier this month. EFF members are marching to the Israeli Embassy in Pretoria in solidarity with the people of Palestine.
This comes as the Israel Defence Force intensified its offensive against Hamas which has led to thousand of Palestinians in Gaza and Westbank to be killed. Mente says they are demanding the closure of the embassy and do more to support Palestinians.
“Not enough is being done. For instance, in South Africa, our state and our government has taken a non-alignment kind of stance. What kind of a measure is that if ever you are to intervene in a cruel humanitarian crisis. We are not only here to tell the Israeli Embassy to leave our shores, we are also sending a message to our government that stop being a coward.”
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CIC @Julius_S_Malema will lead the EFF Picket at the Israeli Embassy in solidarity with the people of Palestine.
It is time for the entire globe to realise that the human rights crisis in Palestine has reached the point of genocide and ethnic cleansing.… pic.twitter.com/pkWswN0tvu
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) October 23, 2023
“Stop this cowardice stance of non-alignment because people are being killed on a daily basis. They don’t have to be your friend, you don’t have to have a political relationship or anything, the fact that there is a human rights crisis, it means that it can come to us as well,” adds Mante. Party’s leader Julius Malema leads the march.
Source: eNCA
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