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Hamas officials join Nelson Mandela’s family at ceremony marking 10th anniversary of his death
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https://apnews.com/article/hamas-mandela-south-africa-b2c0a01aea33469e05e9910d535a48c7
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Hamas officials joined members of Nelson Mandela’s family in laying wreaths at a statue of the statesman and Nobel Peace Prize winner in South Africa on Tuesday to mark the 10th anniversary of his death.
South Africa has been vocal in its support of the Palestinian cause for years and has strongly criticized Israel over its response to the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas.
South Africa has previously compared Israel’s actions in Gaza to its own past apartheid system of racial oppression.
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party, which Nelson Mandela once led, voted in favor of a motion in Parliament last month to close the Israeli Embassy in South Africa and cut diplomatic ties because of the war in Gaza.
The motion passed with a large majority but needs to be enacted by President Cyril Ramaphosa, who has criticized Israel but also condemned Hamas for its attack on Israeli civilians that sparked the war.
They joined a pro-Palestinian march in Cape Town last week and attended a conference in Johannesburg organized by Mandla Mandela in support of the Palestinians.
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