US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order cutting off aid to South Africa, citing disapproval of the country's land policy and its genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. The White House also plans to formulate a program to resettle South African farmers and their families as refugees.
The executive order cutting off aid citied disapproval of the African nation's land policy and of its genocide case against Washington's ally Israel
It said US officials will take steps to prioritise humanitarian relief, including admission and resettlement through the United States Refugee Admissions Program for Afrikaners in South Africa, who are mostly white descendants of early Dutch and French settlers. Israel denies the allegations and says it acted in self-defense following a deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Palestinian Hamas militants.
SOUTH AFRICA AID LAND POLICY ISRAEL GENOCIDE
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