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"We Should Never Have Taken Israel to The Hague" | South African Opposition Leader Mmusi Maimane
Has South Africa fulfilled the promise of democracy—or lost its way?In this episode of The Western Spirit, Ariel Whitman sits down with Mmusi Maimane, one of South Africa's leading opposition figures, to discuss the country's future, the legacy of Nelson Mandela, the ANC, corruption, economic decline, race, crime, democracy, and why he believes liberation movements can become part of the establishment they once opposed. They also discuss South Africa's relationship with Israel, the ICJ case, Donald Trump's criticism of South Africa, claims of white farmer persecution, antisemitism, the…
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