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EFF protests Israeli participation in Comrades Marathon
The EFF in KwaZulu-Natal protested against the participation of Israelis in the Comrades Marathon on Sunday.
Members of the red berets carrying placards reading 'stop the genocide' staged a protest along the route from Pietermaritzburg to Durban. The protest was joined by a group of Muslim community members.
KZN EFF chairperson Mongezi Twala said his party rejects and condemns the participation of Israelis in the annual Comrades Marathon. 'As a revolutionary left movement committed to justice, human rights and international solidarity, we cannot in good conscience allow individuals who represent a genocidal apartheid state to participate freely in events on our soil, especially during a time when the Israeli regime is actively committing crimes against humanity in Gaza,' said Twala.
The government of South Africa, through the department of international relations & cooperation, took Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for its ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people.
'The ICJ has ruled in favour of South Africa's application and found that there is a plausible case of genocide against Israel. This is not a symbolic gesture — it is a legal and moral stand against a regime that is currently slaughtering thousands of innocent civilians, targeting hospitals, refugee camps and schools, and defying all international laws under the leadership of Benjamin Netanyahu,' said Twala.
