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Shock as plane hijacker invited to South Africa

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With the world's eyes on events around the recent Charlie Hebdo massacre, back home the Disinvestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has announced that it will be bringing notorious plane hijacker Leila Khaled to South Africa as its guest next month. Watch.

The SA Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) in particular are appalled by this gesture. According to the SAJBD; "In its pre-publicity campaign, BDS depicts Khaled holding an AK-47 and represents her past hijacking of a US airliner from Rome to Athens, and an attempted hijacking of an Israeli airliner, as something to be admired."

We speak to Mary Kluk, National Chairman from the SAJBD on the matter.

News24 Live has made contact with the BDS for their side of the story, and are still awaiting a response.

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