Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 20-02-2018

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the Israeli government to find a solution to the Palestinian crisis. 

Ramaphosa made the comment while addressing a joint sitting in Parliament in Cape Town on Tuesday afternoon.

The president reminded the House during his reply to the debate on the State of the Nation Address (Sona) that South Africans have a responsibility to people who continue to suffer occupation, discrimination and oppression.

“At this moment, we wish to express our deepest concern at the continued imprisonment of Palestinian children in Israeli jails.”

Ramaphosa urged the Israeli government to engage in meaningful dialogue with the Palestinian leaders to find a resolution that affirms the equal rights of both people to self-determination, freedom and security.

According to the Palestinian prisoner rights group Addameer, more than 12,000 Palestinian children have been arrested by Israel since 2000. As of August 2017, there are 331 Palestinian minors in Israeli prisons.

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