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Africa that are Relevant to the Palestinian Struggle">Symposium on Unbroken Bond: Tracing the Ties Between African and Palestinian Anti-Colonial Struggles – A Reflection on Forms of Resistance and Aid Strategies Against Apartheid-era South Africa that are Relevant to the Palestinian Struggle</a></h2> <p itemprop="description" class="post_excerpt"> [Lazola Nomkala holds Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws degrees from the University of the Western Cape (UWC)] On 19 July 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that the Israeli occupation in Palestine was illegal. 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Article 20(3): ‘All peoples shall have the right to the assistance...</p> <div class="post_info"> <div class="post_info_left"> <a href="http://opiniojuris.org/author/tresor-muhindo-makunya/" title="Posts by Trésor Muhindo Makunya" class="author url fn" rel="author">Trésor Muhindo Makunya</a> <span class="post_author"> | </span> <a itemprop="url" class="post_comments" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2024/08/08/symposium-on-unbroken-bond-tracing-the-ties-between-african-and-palestinian-anti-colonial-struggles-peoples-rights-without-borders-the-significance-of-the-african-charters-libera/#respond" target="_self"> 0 Comments </a> </div> <div class="post_info_right"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-48142" class="post-48142 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-africa category-featured category-uncategorized category-middle-east category-regions category-symposia category-themes tag-colonisation tag-palestine"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2024/08/08/symposium-on-unbroken-bond-tracing-the-ties-between-african-and-palestinian-anti-colonial-struggles-wale-ni-sisi-na-sisi-ni-wale-reviewing-the-palestinian-struggle-from-an-african-anti-colonial/" title="Symposium on Unbroken Bond: Tracing the Ties Between African and Palestinian Anti-Colonial Struggles – Wale ni sisi: Na sisi ni wale: (Re)viewing the Palestinian Struggle from an African Anti-colonial and Anti-imperialist Lens"> <img width="2048" height="1365" src="https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/My-name-is-Palestine-by-EL-Seed-mural.jpeg?fit=2048%2C1365" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/My-name-is-Palestine-by-EL-Seed-mural.jpeg?w=2048 2048w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/My-name-is-Palestine-by-EL-Seed-mural.jpeg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/My-name-is-Palestine-by-EL-Seed-mural.jpeg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/My-name-is-Palestine-by-EL-Seed-mural.jpeg?resize=580%2C387 580w, https://i1.wp.com/opiniojuris.org/wp-content/uploads/My-name-is-Palestine-by-EL-Seed-mural.jpeg?resize=700%2C467 700w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_text_holder"> <div class="blog_column1"> <div itemprop="dateCreated" class="date entry_date updated"> <span class="date_day">08</span> <span class="date_month">Aug</span> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments: 0"/> </div> </div> <div class="blog_column2"> <h2 itemprop="name" class="entry_title"><a itemprop="url" href="http://opiniojuris.org/2024/08/08/symposium-on-unbroken-bond-tracing-the-ties-between-african-and-palestinian-anti-colonial-struggles-wale-ni-sisi-na-sisi-ni-wale-reviewing-the-palestinian-struggle-from-an-african-anti-colonial/" title="Symposium on Unbroken Bond: Tracing the Ties Between African and Palestinian Anti-Colonial Struggles – Wale ni sisi: Na sisi ni wale: (Re)viewing the Palestinian Struggle from an African Anti-colonial and Anti-imperialist Lens">Symposium on Unbroken Bond: Tracing the Ties Between African and Palestinian Anti-Colonial Struggles – Wale ni sisi: Na sisi ni wale: (Re)viewing the Palestinian Struggle from an African Anti-colonial and Anti-imperialist Lens</a></h2> <p itemprop="description" class="post_excerpt"> Wale ni sisi: Na sisi ni wale: This Swahili phrase means "They are us: and we are them." 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