Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed solidarity with the Palestinians and people under ongoing Israeli bombardment in the besieged Gaza Strip saying they live under Israeli apartheid.
He previously said that they are ready to help with mediation efforts and called for the immediate and unconditional opening of humanitarian corridors so aid can get to the people in urgent need in Gaza.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said, as people of an organization that has struggled an oppressive system of apartheid we do pledge solidarity with the Palestinians.
He continued, and we have a full understanding of how the people of Palestine have taken up this issue because they are people , as many countries and leaders in the world have opined , that they have been under occupation for almost 75 years and people under occupation who have been waging a struggle against an oppressive government that has occupied their land, but also a government that has in recent times been dubbed an apartheid state.