Julius Malema vows to ARM HAMAS
EFF leader Malema has said the fight for freedom in Palestine is not about religion but about human rights.
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema has taken a resolute stand in his support of Palestine and promised to organise weapons, should the red berets win the 2024 general elections.
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Malema was speaking during the party’s protest outside the Israeli embassy in Pretoria on Monday.
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CIC @Julius_S_Malema addressing the EFF supporters during the EFF Picket at the Israeli Embassy in Pretoria.
-The EFF when it takes over next year, it’s going to arm Hamas and make sure Hamas has the necessary equipment to fight for their Freedom..… pic.twitter.com/kGlnIBODZa
The EFF is calling for a mass boycott of Israeli products as well as a closure of the Israeli Embassy.
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Earlier this month, hundreds of Israeli citizens including two South Africans were killed in an attack by Hamas on Israel and capturing others to be held hostage in Gaza.
In retaliation, Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu according to CNN, ordered attack on Gaza which has seen continuous bombing around the Palestinian enclave including the bombing of a hospital.
The supply of electricity, food, water and fuel has also been blocked.
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CIC @Julius_S_Malema at the EFF Picket to the Israeli Embassy in Pretoria, in solidarity with the people of Palestine.#EFFStandsWithPalestine#FreePalestine pic.twitter.com/TObkXt5vTt
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Malema drew on several comparisons between the current war between Israel and Palestine and Apartheid South Africa and said, ‘There is nothing that Hamas is doing’.
The EFF leader says Oliver Tambo, Chris Hani, Nelson Mandela, and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela also used weapons to fight for liberation.
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“Where did the ANC and MK get money for guns and ammunition and food its was the international progressive world”, says Malema.
“They were called terrorists, like Hamas is called terrorist”, he adds.
“The EFF when it takes over next year, it is going to arm Hamas and make sure Hamas has got the necessary equipment to fight for their freedom.”