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AFDI Sponsors South Sudanese Solidarity Trip to Israel

In December, the American Freedom Defense Initiative sent the courageous
South Sudanese freedom fighter Simon Deng and a group of his countrymen to
Israel to show their solidarity with the Israeli people in their hour of
need.

Simon Deng [1]explained: “Their pain is our pain. As a friend, I have to be
there when they need me. It was important to me to show solidarity as an
African, especially now after the October 7 attacks, and as opposed to
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and the South African Communist
leader Julius Malema, who have called Israel an apartheid state. Malema has
organized hundreds of thousands of Africans to denounce Israel for it is
alleged practice of apartheid. To me, this is an insult to the Africans who
were victims of genuine apartheid. We wanted to show Israelis that when
they hear those voices of denunciation, there are also voices on their
side.”

Simon also said: “In 1969, when southern Sudan needed defense against
jihadis, when 1,500,000 southern Sudanese were slaughtered by Muslims in
the name of apartheid and enslavement, only Israel came to our aid. So as a
victim of Islamization and enslavement myself, I couldn’t stand by and say
nothing. When people are kidnapped and brutalized by people screaming
‘Allahu akbar,’ I know what that means. And so that is the purpose of our
mission in Israel: to stand with the Israelis in this time of crisis.”

The South Sudanese also [2]traveled to cities in southern Israel, offering
aid to those who have been hit hardest by Hamas’ demonic Oct. 7 attack. At
one farm that had no workers, as they have all gone to fight in the war,
the South Sudanese offered their services for free. Simon noted: “The
farmers could not believe the intense love of people they don’t even know,
for them and for the entirety of the land of Israel. They were in tears, as
was I. For me to witness that, as a friend of the Jewish community, was an
extraordinarily powerful experience. I hope that I was able to contribute
something, along with my fellow South Sudanese, because of our great love
for Israel.”

The South Sudanese walked the forty-one miles from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem,
carrying Israeli flags and showing their solidarity with the Israeli
people. Simon Deng says that the walk took two days and was “very
intense.” The South Sudanese, as well as many onlookers, were overcome with
powerful emotions as they traversed the Jewish state. Simon stated that
numerous people stopped along the highway to thank the South Sudanese for
their demonstration of support, which is so rare in these days in which the
world is inundated with anti-Israel propaganda.

Gd bless Simon Deng and the others in this heroic and generous South
Sudanese delegation. The whole world should join them.

THANK YOU to all those whose contributions to AFDI made the South Sudanese
delegation’s trip to Israel possible. Please give generously to help us
enable more initiatives to defend life and freedom.

[3]Exclusive: South Sudanese March In Tel Aviv In Solidarity with Israel

[4]Out of love for Israel, South Sudanese work for free on Israeli farm
that lacks workers because of war

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American Freedom Defense Initiative
1040 1st Ave. #121
New York, NY 10022

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