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Sunday, August 12 • 13:00 - 14:00
Defending terrorists in the apartheid state, some Jewish imperatives?

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I am a Sabra, raised in South Africa and became a lawyer during apartheid.  I was conscripted to fight the war in Angola against apartheid’s enemies. Instead, I was permitted to prosecute in a terrorism trial of Tokyo Sexwale and other ANC cadres.  Through this, I learned the values they shared with me and that they had a common enemy. Consequently, I devoted 8 years to exploiting political space offered by the courts to further the aims and objectives of the liberation movement.  This session is designed to be a conversation with those who attend.

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Michael Donen

Michael is a Senior Counsel at the Cape Town Bar and a member of the Jewish Board of Deputies, Cape Council.  Between 1984 and 1991 he worked exclusively for the liberation movement, in their Struggle against the apartheid regime, after starting off his career in the prosecution... Read More →


Sunday August 12, 2018 13:00 - 14:00 SAST
Woodstock (Room 16)