In the recent Twitter poll carried out by the ANC on whether its conference should support the Palestinian struggle by accepting a recommendation for immediate and unconditional downgrade of the South African embassy in Tel Aviv, the results showed that 75% of ANC members who voted supported a total shutdown of the embassy, 11% were in favour of a lesser downgrade and 14% were not sure. I would like to know from those administering the poll why the answer options were so limited. If SA’s founding principles are based on equality, why limit the poll options to three similar options, none of which favours the other side? The Jewish voice has clearly been omitted. So too have the voices of the majority of South Africans who are not in favour of the downgrade. According to statistics, only 28% of South Africans are even aware of the conflict between Israel and Palestine, while for 72% of them, it has never reached their ears. Is the ANC going to base the final decision on the 28% of peo...
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