A national speaking tour featuring a South African reverend and Palestinian lawyer started off at the Palestine Center on Monday, 10 November 2008. The tour, sponsored by the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, draws on the parallels between the South African and Israeli systems of apartheid. Apartheid, according to the International Criminal Court, refers to "an institutionalized regime of systematic oppression and domination by one racial group over any other racial group or groups and committed with the intention of maintaining that regime."
Ms. Buttu and Rev. Makue shared their experiences living under apartheid policies in South Africa, Israel, and the West Bank. Rev. Makue discussed his role in the historic struggle there. Ms. Buttu gave a presentation using maps to demonstrate Israel’s mechanisms of control in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza.
Diana Buttu
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Rev. Eddie Makue
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Ms. Diana Buttu formerly worked with the Negotiations Support Unit of the PLO. She currently does media outreach with the Institute for Middle East Understanding and teaches at Birzeit University in Ramallah.
Rev. Eddie Makue has worked for the South African Council of Churches as a field worker counseling victims of unjust prosecution and also served as Commissioner of International Affairs for the All Africa Conference of Churches. Rev. Makue is currently the General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches.
