SA cabinet minister blasts West Bank barrier

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ohannesburg - South African Water Affairs and Forestry Minister Ronnie Kasrils has demanded that the Israeli government reverse "all unilateral actions (against the Palestinians) including the separation wall", his department said on Tuesday.

"I sympathise with the Palestinian people and demand that Israel ceases and reverses all unilateral actions including the separation wall," Kasrils said in a statement after a five-day visit to the Middle East.

Kasrils arrived in the Middle East on February 13 after receiving an invitation from Palestinian Agriculture Minister Rawhi Fattouh.

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