Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, the grandson of Nelson Mandela, has urged students around the world to emulate US universities by organising pro-Palestine rallies, and slammed the UK’s shadow foreign secretary for suggesting his grandfather wouldn’t have backed them.
In a statement posted online, he said his late grandfather was a champion of student protest movements and committed to “the Palestinian struggle”.
He added that the UK shadow foreign secretary, David Lammy of the main opposition Labour party, should “stop being an apologist for genocide and instead encourage all students on UK and European university campuses to emulate their fellow students in the USA in their call for a ceasefire in Gaza and support the struggle of the Palestinian people for freedom”.
Zwelivelile Mandela also said: “Youth are the conscience of our world and their voices are the moral compass that guide us to a better future. Rather than brutalize them and criminalize their protest actions, we must encourage them to continue to stand for justice, human rights and dignity for all humanity.”
Addressing the protesters, he said: “You are our heroes, we salute you.”
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