(Pretoria) following on from its motion to close links with Israel regards how it defended itself from mass invasion from Gaza. The South African Government today issued a statement calling on the IDF to withdraw from Gaza. The thing is Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005.
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Cabinet calls on the Israeli Defence Force to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and bring to an end the violent and destructive incursions into Palestinian territories. #PostCabinet— South African Government (@GovernmentZA) 24 May 2018
As you may have gathered the responce has been rather cutting:
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"The South African government calls on the South African government to free Nelson Mandela."— Thomas Stern (@shmarxism) 24 May 2018
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you should also call upon the english to end the illegal occupation of Normandy and the end of the frankish occupation of the Rhineland. may as well throw in the Roman occupation of carthage too.#getwiththeprogram#historymatters— (((Ryan Bellerose))) (@Fenris69) 24 May 2018
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Do you guys have google?— David Sachs (@TheDavidSachs) 24 May 2018
data-conversation="none" data-lang="en-gb">My favourite has to be this reply:
You have got to stop BDS from writing your statements. They are making fools of you. You seriously have no idea how stupid you look. Gosh. So. Embarrassing.— Howard Feldman (@HowardFeldman) 24 May 2018
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Hi, South African Government. In case you haven't noticed, since 2005 there is no permanent Israeli presence in the Gaza Strip, neither civilian nor military. Moreover, during the recent clashes it was Hamas who attempted "violent and destructive incursions" into Israel. Enjoy.— Arik Elman (@ElmanArik) 24 May 2018
