Below is a video playlist of the speakers at the BRICUP sponsored public meeting on 7th December 2009 where ANC and COSATU leaders spoke about sanctions against Israel and the parallels between Israel and Apartheid South Africa. They argued that Israeli oppression of the Palestinians is actually worse than Apartheid.

Speakers:

• Tom Hickey, UCU national executive committee member and BRICUP

• Yasmin Khan, War on Want

• Ronnie Kasrils, who was Minister of Water and of Minister of Intelligence Services in Nelson Mandela's ANC Government, has been a life-long fighter against Apartheid, and was a leading member of the ANC in exile. He speaks about the political and economic importance of the sanctions movement in bringing the white minority Government of Apartheid South Africa to the realization that it could not preserve white privilege forever.

• George Mahlangu, Campaign Officer, of the South African trade union federation, COSATU, speaking about the campaign against Israeli goods and cooperation in Africa, and about the role of the trade union movement internationally.

• Omar Barghouti, from the Palestinian Boycott National Committee (BNC).

The meetings are organized jointly by the British Committee for the Universities of Palestine (BRICUP), War on Want, the Scottish Trade Union Congress (STUC), and the Palestine Society at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), and supported by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Also speaking at various of the meetings will be Dave Moxham (Deputy General Secretary of the STUC), Terry Brotherstone (General Council of the STUC), Yasmin Khan (War on Want), and Tom Hickey (National Executive Committee member of the University and Colleges Union (UCU), and a member of BRICUP).

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