SA’s governing party issues strongly worded condemnation against Israeli attacks on native Jerusalemites
Cape Town (QNN)- The African National Congress (ANC), South Africa’s governing party, on Sunday condemned the Israeli attacks on native Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem, linking the Israeli violations to the “well co-ordinated and elaborate agenda by apartheid Israel to entrench its illegal occupation of Palestinian lands”.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the ANC also condemned the brutality and repression against protesters at Al Aqsa mosque, stressing that “a situation where Palestinians are forced off their land and into exile or refugee camps must not be allowed.”
“We also condemn the callous brutality and repression meted out against innocent Palestinian protesters at Al Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock, where more than 200 peaceful protesters were injured.”
“A heartless campaign of systematic land dispossessions, ongoing human rights violations, state-sponsored violence against innocent civilians are the harsh realities faced by the people of Palestine on a daily basis”, it added.
The statement called on the UN to pressure the occupation state to stop “its campaign of systematic repression and ruthless brutality against the people of Palestine.”
The ANC stressed that the occupation state cannot continue violating international law with impunity, reaffirming its commitment to stand on the side of the people of Palestine in their struggle to achieve freedom.
