South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress, voted to make boycotts, divestment and sanctions of Israel part of its official policy.
Pro-Palestinian groups have issued a joint statement supporting the African National Congress\’ call to intensify a boycott of Israeli products because of its \”Zionist policies,\” which it has compared to apartheid.
Shawn Slovo remembers how her Jewish parents, African National Congress activists, left home in the middle of the night to attend secret meetings. All the while, she said, she resented \”having to share my parents with a cause much greater than myself.\”\n\n
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