Mandla Mandela is committed to the struggle for justice in the Holy Land, but he is not a terrorist. He is clear in his support for Palestinians, but he is not anti-Semitic.
While the UK seeks to rationalise its ban on moral grounds – due to Mandela’s statements of support for Hamas and meetings with Hamas leaders – it is silent on the immorality of its own continuing support of Israeliheld meetings with members of the South African liberation movement, designated terrorists and engaged in armed struggle, they weren’t denied visas by the UK.
He also famously advised: “If you want to make peace you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies”. Although the UK government acknowledged 100 years later that the declaration should have called for the protection of Palestinians’ political rights, the UK remains a key sponsor of the State of Israel’s actions today.
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