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Great struggles are long-term. Progress comes slowly. BDS and other initiatives chip away at Israel's occupation. Defeating South African apartheid took time. One day Palestine will be liberated.
On May 2, UMC failed the test. Several UMC regional churches did the right thing. Eventually perhaps they all will. Hopefully groundswell support from other faith-based groups will follow.
Israeli apartheid exceeds South Africa's harshness. Apartheid is an international crime. Israel stands flagrantly guilty but unaccountable. Punitive collective punishment and state sponsored terror are policies. So aren't land theft, displacement, and numerous other crimes against humanity.
For decades, apartheid was South African policy. Ending it took time. In February 1990, President FW de Klerk freed Nelson Mandela. In 1992, a whites-only referendum approved reform.
On April 27, 1994, blacks and white voted together for the first time. The African National Congress (ANC) won overwhelmingly. A Government of National Unity was formed under Mandela as president.
South African liberation has a long way to go. Neoliberal harshness replaced apartheid. Nonetheless, an important victory was won.
Palestinians will win theirs. Momentum builds towards it. UMC's conference inched forward. Other successes will follow. Palestine one day will be free. It's just a matter of time.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at Email address removed .
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