Archbishop Tutu urges action to stop subjugation of Palestinians

Desmond Tutu

In an exclusive article in the Tampa Bay Times, retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu compares the plight of Palestines today with that of Black people in South Africa during the days of Apartheid. He writes:

I have reached this conclusion slowly and painfully. I am aware that many of our Jewish brothers and sisters who were so instrumental in the fight against South African apartheid are not yet ready to reckon with the apartheid nature of Israel and its current government. And I am enormously concerned that raising this issue will cause heartache to some in the Jewish community with whom I have worked closely and successfully for decades. But I cannot ignore the Palestinian suffering I have witnessed, nor the voices of those courageous Jews troubled by Israel's discriminatory course.

To read the complete article in the Tampa Bay Times see: www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/justice-requires-action-to-stop-subjugation-of-palestinians/1227722