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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Crystal Orderson

The South African anti-apartheid cathedral that’s now a pro-Palestine hub

In September 1989, thousands gathered to protest against apartheid outside St Georges Cathedral, a site of pro-Palestinian solidarity today [File:AP Photo/Argus]

Cape Town, South Africa – At the corner of a main intersection in the heart of Cape Town’s city centre stands the oldest cathedral in Southern Africa.

Every Wednesday for more than 52 weeks, a sombre crowd has gathered on the stone steps outside the towering Gothic building, many with placards and Palestinian keffiyehs, as they call for an end to Israel’s more than yearlong war on Gaza.

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