Some images from the #Free Palestine march in Cape Town. Images- X@FikileMbalula.
[WATCH]:Mass #Free Palestine solidarity march in Cape Town
In a show of solidarity, many have joined in the march in Cape Town in solidarity of a ‘Free Palestine’ following conflict with Israel.
Some images from the #Free Palestine march in Cape Town. Images- X@FikileMbalula.
In a show of unity, the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC), ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula, and other allies march in Cape Town, in a #Free Palestine campaign.
On Thursday at Community House in Salt River, Moulana Shuayb Appleby, the acting president of MJC, declared a collective effort for a mass march on Saturday.
The march condemns Israel’s actions, causing the loss of innocent Palestinian lives, according to EWN.
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WATCH: MASS #FREE PALESTINE SOLIDARITY MARCH
Partners in this collective endeavor include the African National Congress (ANC), the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the South African Communist Party (SACP), the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), the Cape Youth Collective, and SA Jews for a Free Palestine.
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In a series of tweets, Mbalula expressed the party’s support for Palestine.
“There is a looming humanitarian crisis in Gaza as Israel intensifies its bombardment of civilians and infrastructure, including the latest hospital.
More than 1.1 million people forced out of north Gaza, over 400 000 displaced internally and more than 200 000 sheltered in a UN compound run by UNRWA.”
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“As South Africans, we fully understand the long-term effects and the lasting social, economic, psychological, spatial, and inter-generational impacts of apartheid and colonialism.”
Mbalula stated, “We stand with the Palestinian people today as we did during our long struggle for freedom and democracy. Our support transcends religion or skin color; it’s a human connection.
Their lives matter, and responses to catastrophe and injustice should not be determined by race or religion.”
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CAMPAIGN AIMS TO PROMOTE PEACE AND HARMONY
During the announcement, Appleby emphasised the collective’s demand for the return of land dispossessed by Israel to Palestine.
He stated, “We declare that our action campaign aims to restore equilibrium, peace, and harmony in the holy land of Palestine, which is a shared sacred space for the Abrahamic faiths.”
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Furthermore, the collective called for the recognition of the right to self-determination for Palestinians on their native lands, advocating for justice from the river to the sea.
Appleby’s message was unequivocal: “Gaza cannot be ethnically cleansed through a genocidal military campaign.”
