Cde Mafa Kwanisai Mafa

The blood of our people cries from the soil, echoing from Soweto to Gaza, from Kinshasa to Damascus. The world may have forgotten, but Africa remembers.

We remember the whips, the bullets, the chains, and the boots of the settler colonialists. We remember the names—Lumumba, Biko, Sankara, Machel—and we do not forget the meaning of liberation.

Today, the battle lines have shifted, the tactics have changed, but the enemy remains the same: imperialism, racism, and capitalist domination.

Apartheid Is Not Dead—It Just Changed Address

The settler-colonial regime of Israel is not an isolated phenomenon. It is the ugly twin of the apartheid regime once upheld in South Africa. It thrives on the same logic—occupation, dispossession, and systemic dehumanisation.

Israel is not merely committing crimes; it is executing a full-scale genocide in the 21st century while the so-called “civilised” world cheers from the sidelines.

This is not just a Palestinian issue. This is a human issue, a justice issue. And for Africa—a continent that has shed blood and fire to free itself from colonial bondage—it is a matter of principle, of memory, and of legacy.

The Palestinian cause is not about Islam versus Judaism. It is about land, life, and liberation. It is about the right of a people to exist on their own soil, free from occupation, siege, and apartheid.

Imperialism in Sheep’s Clothing: The U.S., U.K., and France

Let us be clear: The United States, United Kingdom, and France have blood on their hands. These powers, who speak the language of human rights, are the very architects of Palestinian suffering.

It was Britain’s Balfour Declaration that handed Palestinian land to European settlers. It was the U.S. that armed and shielded Israel from accountability. It is France that continues to sell weapons and veto justice at the UN Security Council.

Each year, the U.S. sends more than $3.8 billion in military aid to Israel, effectively financing apartheid and occupation. American bombs have rained down on Rafah, on Khan Younis, on Gaza City—killing thousands of children. These are not collateral damages. These are targeted assaults meant to break the will of an entire people.

The Myth of the Jewish State: Built on Bones

The Zionist project is a settler-colonial project. Israel was not created on an empty land. It was built upon the Nakba—the catastrophe of 1948, when more than 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly expelled from their homes, hundreds of villages razed, and thousands murdered.

The Zionist myth of “a land without a people for a people without a land” is a lie written in blood.

The Nakba never ended. It continues to this day—in checkpoints, in airstrikes, in home demolitions, in arbitrary detentions, in the apartheid wall, and in the siege of Gaza.

The United Nations, Amnesty International, and even former Israeli officials have acknowledged what the world sees: this is apartheid, this is ethnic cleansing, this is genocide.

Arab Complicity: Betrayers of the Cause

To the Arab regimes normalising relations with Israel—we say, shame! The Abraham Accords are not peace deals; they are deals of betrayal. They spit on the graves of Palestinian martyrs.

They betray every child buried beneath the rubble of Gaza. The regimes of the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and even Sudan, have sold their souls for dollars and oil contracts.

To normalise with an apartheid state is to be complicit in apartheid. It is treasonous not just to Palestine, but to Africa, to justice, and to the cause of human dignity. No amount of investment or diplomatic spin can cleanse the stench of betrayal.

Zimbabwe’s Crossroads: Resistance or Capitulation?

We, the Zimbabwe Palestine Solidarity Council, are appalled by the growing collaboration between the Government of Zimbabwe and the apartheid state of Israel.

The so-called Zim-Israel Connect—which promotes tourism, technology, religious exchange, and agriculture—is a betrayal of Zimbabwe’s liberation legacy.

ZANU PF did not fight against Ian Smith’s racist regime only to shake hands with a settler-colonial power in Tel Aviv. We remind the leadership of Zimbabwe of the very Constitution of ZANU PF:

• To participate in the worldwide struggle for the eradication of imperialism, colonialism and racism.
• To support liberation movements everywhere in their just struggle for self-determination and social justice.

How can Zimbabwe claim to stand against apartheid in Rhodesia but embrace apartheid in Palestine? You cannot dine with the oppressor and claim to speak for the oppressed.

Christian Zionism and the Weaponisation of Faith

Israel’s charm offensive in Africa, particularly in Zimbabwe, is wrapped in a deceptive veil of religion. Christian Zionism—the belief that supporting the state of Israel is a divine mandate—is being weaponised to manipulate African Christians. The so-called spiritual connection between Zimbabwe and Israel is a myth built on propaganda.

There is no Christianity in bombing children. There is no gospel in bulldozing homes. Jesus was a Palestinian Jew who stood with the oppressed, not with empires.

The Bible is not a property deed for occupation. Let us reject this theological colonialism that attempts to sanctify settler violence.

The Weaponisation of Antisemitism

Criticising Israel is not antisemitic. It is a duty of conscience. The conflation of anti-Zionism with antisemitism is a deliberate ploy to silence dissent and shield apartheid from scrutiny.

Jews around the world—including many in Israel—oppose the genocidal actions of the Netanyahu regime. To stand with Palestine is to stand with truth, not hate.

Statistics Written in Blood

Since October 2023 alone, Israel has killed over 35,000 Palestinians, the majority of them women and children. Entire families have been wiped out. Over 70% of Gaza’s population is now displaced.

Hospitals have been bombed. Ambulances targeted. Journalists assassinated. UN schools shelled. This is not war—it is systematic annihilation.

Where is the UN? Where is the ICJ? Where is Amnesty International? Their reports are not enough. We demand action, sanctions, justice, and accountability. Selective justice is injustice.

Africa Must Choose: Stand with the Oppressed or Stay Silent

The Palestinian struggle is part of our African struggle. From Algeria to Angola, from Zimbabwe to Mozambique, we fought the same oppressor under different flags. We cannot be free while Palestine is in chains.

South Africa has shown the way—taking Israel to the ICJ for genocide. Namibia, Algeria, and others must join. SADC, the AU, and the Pan-African Parliament must declare with one voice: No normalisation with apartheid!

We call on the Government of Zimbabwe to:

• Withdraw all collaboration with Israel, including the Zim-Israel Chamber of Commerce.
• Ban military and intelligence cooperation with Israel.
• Cease religious exchanges that promote Zionist ideology.
• Offer material and diplomatic support to the Palestinian people.

The People Will Not Be Fooled

We reject the newly-formed Zimbabwe for Israel lobby group, a propaganda front designed to whitewash genocide and occupation. It does not speak for the people. It speaks for capital, for Zionism, for imperialism. The streets of Harare, Bulawayo, and Chitungwiza will never forget Gaza. We will not be silent.

Conclusion: One Struggle, One Fight

We are living in historic times. The mask of imperialism has fallen. The West has shown its true face. Palestine is the moral barometer of our age. To support Palestine is to support life, dignity, and the possibility of justice in an unjust world.

As the people of Africa, we must rise to the call of history. The same way Cuba stood with Angola, and the same way Zimbabwe stood with Mozambique, we must now stand with Gaza, Nablus, and Hebron. The same fire that burned in the hearts of Machel, Sankara, and Mandela must now burn in us.

From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!

No to normalisation! No to collaboration! No to silence!

Long live Palestinian resistance! Long live African solidarity!