Rev. Frank Chikane

Frank Chikane
Rev. Frank Chikane
South African moderator of the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs for the World Council of Churches

Having lived through the apartheid regime in South Africa, we were quickly able to draw parallels between present-day Israel/Palestine and South Africa under apartheid rule. We fought the injustices imposed on us as Africans – supported by the world; and it is our turn to stand in solidarity with Palestine in challenging the same oppressive practices and beliefs carried out by Israel.”