WHAT WILL our “new normal” look like? To inform our debate, our “thoughts” this month will feature quotes from iconoclasts who want to see freedom, equality and justice for the many. What greater iconoclast is there than Nelson Mandela – who not only had a vision for a new South Africa but also a vision of how to get there? Here, however, he is not talking directly about South Africa, but about another oppression. It is arguably the biggest hurdle in the way of world peace today, which is why it is such a campaign priority for activists today.
“We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.” Nelson Mandela
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