TUNIS, Tunisia — A grandson of South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela said Friday he would join pro-Palestinian activists seeking to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza with an aid boat from Tunisia.
"We particularly chose, as the South African delegation, to join the Global Sumud Flotilla here in Tunisia from an African point to say: Africa is part of this struggle," Mandla Mandela told journalists in Tunis., This news data comes from:http://gyglfs.com
"As Africans, we know very well what it means to live under occupation, under oppression," he said.
The Maghreb Sumud Flotilla will set sail on Sunday, organisers say, aiming to join other Gaza-bound boats that have already left from Spain and Italy.
Initially scheduled for last Thursday, it was postponed due to bad weather, and organisers have yet to confirm the place and time of departure.
Mandela grandson says he will join Gaza aid boat
Organisers have said about 100 activists have registered to join the flotilla from Tunis.
- Marcos confers diplomatic merit award on two ambassadors
- Lacson to give Dizon 'damning' proof vs DPWH 'rotten fruits'
- Laws signed on holidays, court branches
- Kris Aquino is alive, says friend amid reports of death
- Brawner orders troops: Stop China from boarding BRP Sierra Madre at all costs
- Thai opposition holds kingmaking summit deciding new PM
- Floods kill over 30 in Indian-controlled Kashmir, displace 150,000 in east Pakistan
- DPWH exec fired, 2 others face dismissal over flood control mess
- Fire breaks out in Manila residential area
- Go Negosyo, CFO push migrant empowerment
