BRICS Declares Support for Africa's Development, Africa Joins BRICS Against Western Dominance and Political Influence - Global Research
Global ResearchAPR 2023
The clear vote of the South African MPs is an impressive testimony to the functioning moral compass of South Africans. From their own history, they know what apartheid means. Now, it is the Israeli apartheid regime and its crimes against humanity in Gaza that demand South Africa's full solidarity with the Palestinian cause. Pretoria has to act on the motion as its history of oppression is the reality of occupied Palestine.
This anti-Israel vote is shameful for a nation that was once one of Israel's most valued African partners. Pretoria has emerged as an ignorant Israel critic despite decades of friendship, claiming that Israel is an "apartheid state" and has committed "genocide" against Palestinians. Behind these outrageous allegations lies a geopolitical calculation to strengthen its alliance with developing nations at the expense of its Western ties. If Pretoria follows the parliamentary decision, it will lose its credibility for good.