SA believes in a two-state solution to Israel-Palestine conflict, says Pandor
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation International Relations, Naledi Pandor, said that while she was concerned about the lives lost in the Israel-Hamas conflict, she acknowledged how Palestinians in Gaza struggled for many years.
Thousands of people have been killed, both in Gaza and Israel, since Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel earlier in October.
Pandor said that the years of denial of Palestinian human rights stood in front of the adoption of a peaceful resolution.
“We recognize the desperation that leads to actions of this nature, having been a people who have experienced oppression and denial of freedom, and who had to engage in a struggle to obtain freedom from oppression.”
She said South Africa believed there should be a two-state solution to the conflict.
“In order to have a two-state solution, there would have to be a reversal of the occupation. I think it’s important to state that there should be an implementation of standing United Nations resolutions on this matter. We believe there should be a two-state solution.”
-EWN
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Well-known South African singer, Kelly Khumalo reportedly caused a stir at a show over the past weekend. According to ZiMoja, the singer wasn’t pleased with the sound quality at the Lemo Festival, hence she interrupted her band and demanded that the technical crew fix the problem.
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