Cape Town march in support of Palestine
Several hundred protesters gathered outside the Cape Peninsula University of Technology parking lot in Cape Town on Wednesday. They called for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the opening of humanitarian aid corridors to the occupied Palestinian territory. They called for the South African government to shut down the Israeli embassy and to prosecute South Africans who serve in the Israeli Defence Force . They also called for boycotts of, divestment from and sanctions against Israel .
Reverend Allan Boesak addressed the crowd. He criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa's response to the conflict. He called for him to shut down the Israeli embassy and join the BDS movement. Hamas militants entered Israel from Gaza Strip on 7 October and killed about 1,400 people, mostly civilians. They took over 200 hostages from Israel to the Gaza Strip. Since then Israel has killed approximately 8,000 people in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, mostly civilians, including over 3,500 children. Israel has been occupying the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, known as the Occupied Palestinian Territories, since 1967.
Police negotiated with the march leaders, particularly Boesak, and the marchers were then allowed through, but not to City Hall where the budget speech was being made.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.
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