Palestine–South Africa relations

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Palestine–South Africa relations
Map indicating locations of Palestine and South Africa

Palestine
South Africa

Palestine–South Africa relations refer to the

Palestine
.

Bilateral relations

The

elections in 1994, South Africa established diplomatic relations with the State of Palestine on February 15, 1995.[1] Former South African President Nelson Mandela had visited both Israel and Palestine and called for peace between both sides.[2] Nevertheless, some prominent South African figures, such as Desmond Tutu and Ronnie Kasrils[3][4] have criticized Israel's treatment of the Palestinians, drawing parallels between apartheid South Africa and modern-day Israel.[5] The Congress of South African Trade Unions, which represents 1.2 million South African workers, has also accused Israel of practicing apartheid and supported the boycott launched by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, as well as the boycott of all Israeli products.[6]

Gaza War and after

During the 2008 to 2009

Department of Foreign Affairs after the start of Israel's ground offensive.[8] South Africa said that, "the violent situation in Gaza and southern Israel made it imperative for the [UN General] Assembly to collectively and publicly voice its condemnation of the attacks and demand that both sides immediately cease their military attacks."[9] The country made a similar call in the UN Security Council.[10]

After the

2014 Israel-Gaza conflict, The Department's spokesman, Clayson Monyela, stated that the country "strongly urge all sides to refrain from responding to violence with violence and to exercise restraint, including a halt to the arbitrary arrest of Palestinian civilians and the use of collective punishment on Palestinians."[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Government of South Africa. "Palestine (The State of)". Department of International Relations and Cooperation. Retrieved 2010-12-05.: "The establishment of full diplomatic relations with the State of Palestine was announced on 15 February 1995. ... South African Representation in Palestine - The South African Representative to the Palestinian National Authority ... State of Palestine Representation in South Africa - Embassy of the State of Palestine".
  2. ^ "Mandela makes Gaza plea". BBC News. 19 October 1999.
  3. ^ Tutu, Desmond (29 April 2002). "Apartheid in the Holy Land". The Guardian. London.
  4. ^ Tutu, D. & Urbina, I. (2002). "Against Israeli apartheid". The Nation.
  5. ^ "Tutu condemns Israeli 'apartheid'". April 29, 2002 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ynetnews.com
    . 2006-08-06.
  7. ^ News - Front Page: SA urges Israel to stop Gaza strikes.Int.iol.co.za. Retrieved on 2009-01-08
  8. ^ News - South Africa: Gaza crisis 'unacceptable' - SA.Int.iol.co.za. Retrieved on 2009-01-08
  9. ^ "UN General Assembly 32nd and 33rd Meetings". UN General Assembly. 2009-01-15. Archived from the original on 2009-02-04.
  10. ^ "UN Security Council 6060th Meeting" (PDF). UN Security Council. 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
  11. ^ "South Africa condemns the Israeli Attacks on Aid Ships to Gaza". Department of International Relations and Cooperation. 31 May 2010.
  12. ^ Mizroch, Amir (6 April 2010). "South Africa recalls its ambassador". The Jerusalem Post.
  13. IOL News
    . 11 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
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