– Ronnie Kasrils is the Former Chief of Military Intelligence, Umkhonto Wes Sizwe, Deputy Minister of Defense, and Minister of Intelligence Services, Government of South Africa (1994–2008), a solidarity activist and author.
The Gun and the Olive Branch: Anti-Colonial Armed Struggle from South Africa to Palestine
By Ronnie Kasrils Drawing on South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle, Ronnie Kasrils examines how armed resistance, mass mobilization, underground organization and international solidarity can advance Palestinian liberation. “Today I have come bearing an olive branch and a freedom fighter’s gun. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand.” – Yasser Arafat, PLO Chairman, UN […]