RISK OF VOTER ALIENATION
Mmusi Maimane defends Israel visit and backs two-state solution
The DA leader continues to be tied in a knot over his visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories
DA leader Mmusi Maimane does not agree with Israel’s stance on Palestine, but will not support violence as a solution. "It is important to understand and look at the history of Palestine and Israel; I think Israel is wrong. But the resolution does not lie in violence," he said. Like SA, the opposition party believes in a two-state solution for the region. Maimane continues to be tied in a knot over his visit to Israel and Palestine. The DA has a big Muslim and Jewish constituency both in the Western Cape and Gauteng and the visit risks alienating one or both of these groups. ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe on Tuesday said the DA’s visits to countries such as Israel and Taiwan undermined SA’s policies. The DA was consolidating relationships with parties hostile to SA and the ANC, he said. "The DA is paying inherent attention to undermining the ANC … and the sovereignty of SA," he told a round-table discussion with editors. Maimane, however, was adamant there was nothing wrong wi...
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