“I cannot, as a Christian, do anything other than love and pray for Israel because I know hatred for Israel by me and my nation can only attract unprecedented curses upon our nation.”
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng speaks in Parliament prior to the swearing in of Cyril Ramaphosa as South Africa’s president in Cape Town, February 15, 2018.
The ruling African National Congress has openly voiced solidarity with the Palestinian cause, comparing it to the struggle against apartheid. Last year, South Africa downgraded its embassy in Tel Aviv. “I cannot, as a Christian, do anything other than love and pray for Israel because I know hatred for Israel by me and my nation can only attract unprecedented curses upon our nation,” he said.
“He also openly supported the actions of the State of Israel, actions condemned by the United Nations Security Council on numerous occasions and contemptuous behaviour towards the human rights of the people of Palestine,” ANC spokesman Pule Made said in a statement.
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