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Ghaleb Cachalia was removed from his post as DA's spokesperson on public enterprises. Photo: Deon Raath
DA leader John Steenhuisen removed Ghaleb Cachalia from his "shadow Cabinet" for not toeing the party line on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
He was replaced as the spokesperson on public enterprises by Mimmy Gondwe.
Shortly after the start of the current violence, which erupted on 7 October, when Hamas militants launched a surprise attack on Israel in which nearly 500 people were killed, the DA's Emma Powell released a statement. It said the party condemned Hamas' "unprovoked attack on Israeli territory during the religious holiday of Simchat Torah."
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