Humanitarian crisis: SAFI to host PA delegation in Israel while over two million people starve in Gaza
This comes as two million Palestinians face starvation and suffer attacks at the hands of the state's military force.
"This imminent trip follows a request from the PA for SAFI to organise the tour so that its political leaders can learn from Israel for the good of a future South Africa," said SAFI's national spokesperson, Bafana Modise, in a statement released on Monday.
Modise added that South Africans and political leaders can "Israel's experience in social and economic development, particularly in delivering services that improve quality of life for all."
"The trip is further supported by the fact that the ANC's foreign policy decisions do not represent the will or the interests of the South African people," Modise added.
Modise added that Israel can also gain valuable lessons from South Africa's experiences in nation-building, particularly in nurturing unity and common purpose among diverse communities with differing interests and concerns.
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