<div dir="ltr">
<div class="gmail-main_content">
<p> </p>
<div class="gmail-archive-name"><i class="gmail-fa-solid gmail-fa-angles-right"></i>
<a href="https://english.palinfo.com/category/news/">News</a> </div>
<h1 class="gmail-single_title">Mandela’s grandson: Palestinians’ determination is a source of inspiration</h1>
<p class="gmail-single_date">Friday 26-April-2024 - <font size="1"><a href="https://english.palinfo.com/news/2024/04/26/317990/">https://english.palinfo.com/news/2024/04/26/317990/</a></font></p>
<div class="gmail-featured_image"><img width="464" height="260" src="https://english.palinfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mandela.jpg" class="gmail-attachment-post-thumbnail gmail-size-post-thumbnail gmail-wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-right: 0px;"> </div>
<div class="gmail-shareArea">
<div class="gmail-picshare">
<div class="et_pb_code_inner">
<div class="gmail-social_home">
<div class="gmail-social_home_inner">
<div class="gmail-social_home_wrapper"><div class="gmail-ETFont gmail-social_home_item gmail-social_home_item1"><a href="https://english.palinfo.com/news/2024/04/26/317990/#"><span class="gmail-social_home_icon"><i class="gmail-fab gmail-fa-facebook-f"></i></span></a></div><div class="gmail-ETFont gmail-social_home_item gmail-social_home_item2"><a href="https://english.palinfo.com/news/2024/04/26/317990/#"><span class="gmail-social_home_icon"><i class="gmail-fa-brands gmail-fa-twitter"></i></span></a></div><div class="gmail-FontAw gmail-social_home_item gmail-social_home_item4"><a href="https://english.palinfo.com/news/2024/04/26/317990/#"><span class="gmail-social_home_icon"><i class="gmail-fa-brands gmail-fa-whatsapp"></i></span></a></div></div><div class="gmail-FontAw gmail-social_home_item gmail-social_home_item5"><a href="https://english.palinfo.com/news/2024/04/26/317990/#"><span class="gmail-social_home_icon"><i class="gmail-fa-brands gmail-fa-telegram"></i></span></a></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="gmail-changeSize">
<div class="gmail-zoomInOutNtitle"><div class="gmail-SmallZoomR"><a class="gmail-zoomInOut gmail-increaseFont">+<i class="gmail-fa gmail-fa-font"></i></a> <a class="gmail-zoomInOut gmail-decreaseFont">-<i class="gmail-fa gmail-fa-font"></i></a></div></div></div>
</div>
<div style="margin-top:10px">
<center>
</center>
</div>
<div class="gmail-post_content">
<p>ISTANBUL, (PIC)</p>
<p>Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, a member of the South African parliament
and grandson of the late South African leader Nelson Mandela, stated
that the Palestinians’ steadfast determination and strong will for
freedom have been a source of inspiration for his country that urged it
to raise the Palestinian issue in international forums.</p>
<p>Mandela, during his presence in Istanbul, said in an interview with
Anadolu Agency on Thursday, “The Palestinian cause has been and still is
in the hearts of the citizens of the Republic of South Africa.”</p>
<p>He continued, “My grandfather, President Nelson Mandela, the founding
father of our democracy, said during his visits to Gaza in 1995 and
1997: ‘Our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinian
people.'”</p>
<p>He pointed out that President Nelson Mandela made this pledge to the
Palestinians, “and for this reason, we in South Africa continue to
defend the issues he represented and fought for. President Mandela
considered the Palestinian struggle the greatest ethical issue of this
era.”</p>
<p>He emphasized the importance of the “Freedom Flotilla Coalition”
initiative, which is scheduled to transport humanitarian aid to Gaza
from Türkiye.</p>
<p>He mentioned that the “Freedom Flotilla Coalition” is a step towards
implementing the decision of the International Court of Justice, which
stipulates the necessity of allowing humanitarian aid to enter Gaza
freely.</p>
<p>In late January, the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to
take measures to prevent acts of genocide against the Palestinians and
improve the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.</p>
<p>The decision was issued during a session held by the International
Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, to consider South Africa’s
request for provisional measures in the genocide case filed against
Israel.</p>
<p>Despite the UN Security Council’s resolution calling for an immediate
ceasefire, the Israeli occupation forces continue their war, and they
also face charges of genocide before the International Court of Justice.</p>
</div></div>
</div>