South African white genocide does not exist, new ambassador to US says
South Africa’s new ambassador to Washington has a personal reason to challenge Donald Trump’s assertion that there is a genocide against white Afrikaners – he is “a born Afrikaner” himself. “Is he talking about us?”, Roelf Meyer remembers thinking, when he first heard President Trump say it. His response to the US president’s claim is [...] The post South African white genocide does not exist,…
South African ambassador to the United States, Roelf Meyer, has stated that a genocide against white Afrikaners in South Africa does not exist. Meyer, who is himself an Afrikaner, pointed out that his personal identity gives him the legitimacy to make this claim. He challenged President Donald Trump's assertion on the matter, alleging that the facts about violence in South Africa have been misrepresented.
Meyer was appointed as ambassador to the US in April, following a decrease in diplomatic relations between the two nations. He has stated that he is not representing only the Afrikaner community but also the broader interests of the nation. The Trump administration has planned to admit up to 17,500 white Afrikaners as refugees over the next 12 months, citing their experiences of violence and discrimination.
However, experts argue that the use of the refugee program for this purpose could be unlawful, as the program is intended for those fleeing war or ethnic cleansing, not racial persecution.
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