Former DA MP Ghaleb Cachalia resigned from the party in January over Gaza related comments made against the DA leadership.
The DA’s stance on Gaza and Israel will damage the party’s support during elections according to an independent political analyst. Image: SABC NewsThe DA’s stance on Gaza and Israel will damage the party’s support during elections according to an independent political analyst. Image: SABC News
This comes after the Muslim party, Al Jama-ah, said it will support any political party in South Africa in the May general elections, except for the Democratic Alliance and ActionSA. “That leaves opportunities for other parties; the ANC will probably get some votes, and Al Jama-ah might get some. And the other parties as well,” Verwoerd said., the DA could face a Muslim backlash ahead of the 2024 General Elections, especially after the resignation of its former Member of Parliament Ghaleb Cachalia, who served as the DA’s Deputy Shadow Minister of Trade and Industry.
The DA rejected Cachalia’s claims about the party’s position on the war in Gaza. “The DA remains irrevocably committed to peace, to a two-state solution, and the creation of a sovereign and unoccupied Palestine in peaceful co-existence next to a secure Israel,” said party leader John Steenhuisen at the time.
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