By Akani Nkuna
The South African Communist Party (SACP) has strongly condemned what it describes as the apartheid Israeli regime’s assault on Iran and ongoing genocidal acts against Palestinians.
SACP spokesperson Mbulelo Mandlana slammed the destruction of Iranian homes, civilian killings and the escalating instability in the Middle East, accusing Israel, backed by the United States, of acting with impunity, further calling on international actors to bring the perpetrators to book.
“The international community must not be silent in the face of Israel’s violation of other countries’ fundamental rights to peace, self-determination, sovereignty, and human rights,” he said on Saturday.
“Israeli leaders responsible for the aggression, war crimes and genocide must be held accountable.”
This comes after the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) attacked Iran this week, targeting nuclear facilities, military installation and private residences of senior officials in what many reports described as an unprovoked attack.
The IDF claimed that
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