Palestinians stage a demonstration at Nelson Mandela Square in Ramallah, West Bank, on 2 May 2017.
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Residents of the City of Ramallah in central West Bank, Palestine, plan to converge around a statue of the late president Nelson Mandela on Wednesday.
According to the mayor of Johannesburg, Kabelo Gwamanda, who spoke to the mayor of Ramallah, Issa Kassis, the gathering at 17:00 recognises and appreciates SA’s application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
The court will hold public hearings on Thursday and Friday at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the court, in the proceedings instituted by South Africa against Israel.
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