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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Qaanitah Hunter

Will Israel’s war on Gaza sway South Africa’s election?

'We want Palestine to be free,' South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, right, said at a May Day rally in Cape Town [Esa Alexander/Reuters]

Cape Town, South Africa – “We cannot allow supporters of baby killers to talk to us,” a furious resident of Surrey Estate in Cape Town shouted as he heckled the speaker at the podium.

The man was one of hundreds of residents of the mostly Muslim suburb who had gathered for a pre-election panel discussion early in May, where representatives from 10 political parties sought to lobby support.

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