Criticise SA’s leaders, not Trump

Nathan Cheiman, Johannesburg

I was saddened because Trump is a true friend of Israel and the Jewish people. He took a courageous step, one that no other US president has ever done, by declaring the US’s intention to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and to move its embassy there.

It is true that Trump is assertive and flamboyant, but his actions should be venerated and not lampooned. He is candid and calls a spade a spade.

May I suggest that Chai FM presenters pillory people such as Julius Malema, President Jacob Zuma and his band of outlaws, who have crippled South Africa and led it to the brink of bankruptcy, and Thulas Nxesi and Jessie Duarte, who are patently against South Africa accepting assistance from Israel. In fact, many members of the ANC would rather South Africans die of thirst than allow Israel to assist with desalination and water technology so necessary for survival in a drought.