Nelson Mandela would be ‘highly disappointed’ in today’s leaders, says great-grandson
In the West Bank city of Ramallah, sits a six-meter-high bronze statue of Nelson Mandela, donated by the South African city of Johannesburg in 2016. A reminder of the long-standing bond and kinship the Nobel Peace Prize winner shared with the Palestinian people.
“Despite South Africa being liberated from the senseless violence and oppression, he was able to recognize the fact that our freedom is not complete until the people of Palestine are free,” said Siyabulela Mandela, the great-grandson of Nelson Mandela.
Israeli offensive in Gaza will end when Hamas ‘no longer has the capacity to murder’: Biden
A group of several U.N. special rapporteurs said Thursday there was ”evidence of increasing genocidal incitement” against the Palestinian people in what it said were “grave violations” committed by Israel.
Israel has previously said allegations of genocide are deplorable and that its actions target militants of the Hamas group that rules Gaza, not civilians. Israel accuses Hamas of hiding behind civilians and setting up command centres beneath hospitals, something Hamas denies.
“We must criticize Hamas for actually waging a senseless violence against civilians. It should be considered as a war crime. And the same in the same vein. What Israel is doing, the senseless violence towards a civilian, it should equally be labeled as a war crime. It should equally be legal as a crime against humanity,” Mandela said.
