Madam Chairperson, all these diplomatic niceties that the Deputy Minister is talking about are indeed commendable.
However, the real issue is how South Africa is to remain credible in assisting in the negotiation process when members of the ruling party in this House take a firm stance in favour of Palestine over Israel, in contradiction of government's proclaimed stance of supporting the two-state solution.
It's amazing that Parliament also joined the bandwagon in that during the official opening of this Parliament, it actually extended an invitation to none other than a political maverick by the name of Khaled.