Cyril Ramaphosa Calls for Nations To Stop Arming Israel and Hamas, Asks for Ceasefire in the Region
- South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, called on international nations to stop giving Israel and Hamas weapons
- He spoke during a virtual meeting convened by BRICS where he also called for a ceasefire, his statements supported by China’s President Xi Jinping
- Netizens paid no mind to his call and made a call of their own by asking him to attend to the needs of South Africans
Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered policy changes and elections at Daily Sun and Vutivi News for over seven years.
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Cyril Ramaphosa called for the United Nations to deploy a force to protect civilians. He also called for a ceasefire in the region and recommended that nations stop supplying weapons to the two conflicting sides. South Africans accused him of hypocrisy and demanded that he focus on protecting South Africans from the scourge of crime.
Ramaphosa meets with BRICS nations
Ramaphosa spoke during a meeting of the BRICS nations on 21 November 2023. During the meeting, Ramaphosa accused Israel of perpetrating war crimes against Palestinians by denying them access to medicine, water, fuel and food. He likened these restrictions to a genocidal act.
He further called for an immediate ceasefire and remarked that the meeting served as a call for the regions to work together to end the injustice against Palestinians. According to eNCA, Ramaphosa’s Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, suggested an international peace conference to attempt to find a solution to the question of Palestine.
Netizens diss Ramaphosa
South Africans on Facebook took the opportunity to remind Ramaphosa to look after South Africans, who are victims of various types of crime.
Lynne Barker said:
“Look after South Africans. They need protection from lawlessness in their own country.”
Heidi Sempieri added:
“He can’t even call for protection for his people here in South Africa.”
Tony Potgieter wrote:
“First, sort out what your government has stuffed up. We have more murders than the casualties of this war.”
Selena Govender exclimed:
“We have Stage 4 loadshedding with smarter shedding for the past 36 hours. That is how much Ramaphosa and the ANC care for South Africans. Our rights and basic needs are being violated because of incompetent people.”
Israel recalls Eliav Belotserkovsky
In a similar article, Briefly News reported that Israel’s foreign ministry recalled its ambassador to SA, Eliav Belotserkovsky.
This came before South Africa was set to vote on whether the embassy in SA should be closed and whether Belotserkovsky should be expelled. South Africans celebrated this move and called for more significant government support for the Palestinian people.
Source: Briefly News
