Al-Qalam 
The hypocrisy surrounding President Trump’s stance on land expropriation further highlights his administration’s double standards.
While Trump has publicly criticised South Africa’s Expropriation Bill, claiming it undermines property rights and threatens economic consequences, he simultaneously supports Israel’s illegal expropriation of Palestinian land in Gaza under the guise of development. His proposal to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza while envisioning it as a U.S.-controlled “Riviera” is a clear act of colonialism that mirrors apartheid-era land grabs in South Africa. This blatant contradiction exposes Trump’s selective outrage: he opposes land redistribution aimed at correcting historical injustices in South Africa but endorses land theft in Palestine to benefit an occupying power.
Such duplicity underscores the imperialist motives behind his policies and his disregard for international law when it suits his political agenda.
The PSA and PSA YL stand firmly with the Palestinian people in their struggle for justice, dignity and self-determination. We reject all attempts to erase Palestinian identity or dispossess them from their land under any pretext. History has shown us that peace cannot be achieved through oppression or displacement. It can only come through justice.
We reaffirm our solidarity with Palestine and commit ourselves to resisting all forms of injustice until every Palestinian can live freely on their ancestral land with full rights guaranteed under international law.
Palestine Solidarity Alliance (PSA) & Palestine Solidarity Alliance Youth League (PSA YL) Johannesburg, South Africa.
