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Mandla Mandela, the grandson of Nelson Mandela, congratulated Mswane for winning the Miss South Africa contest, but said of the pageant to be held in Israel on Dec. 12, "We call on our newly crowned and all former Miss South Africa to boycott that event in protest at the occupation and the cruel treatment of Palestinians at the hands of Apartheid Israel regime."<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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"We call on Miss South Africa and the nation as a whole to boycott and withdraw all support for the Miss Universe pageant in Apartheid Israel," said Mandela, as reported by All News Nigeria.  "There is nothing beautiful about occupation, brutality and institutionalized discrimination against the Palestinian people."<\/span>
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"Now we reiterate our call to boycott, divest and pass sanctions campaign Apartheid Israel," he said.  "We must not support or legitimize the victimization of our Palestinian brothers and sisters."<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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