Are claims of a white genocide in South Africa real?
Summary
An Afrikaner group displayed crosses in Washington DC claiming white people in South Africa are victims of genocide. South Africa's ambassador rejects this claim, saying no mass attack on white Afrikaners exists. The Trump administration plans to allow up to 17,500 white Afrikaners into the U.S. as refugees in the next year.Key Facts
- An Afrikaner lobby group showed thousands of white crosses on the National Mall in Washington DC.
- The crosses represent victims of what the group calls a "white genocide" in South Africa.
- South Africa's ambassador to the U.S., Roelf Meyer, says the idea of a genocide against white Afrikaners is false.
- The Trump administration notified Congress about accepting up to 17,500 white Afrikaner refugees in the next 12 months.
- The claim of white genocide is disputed and controversial.
- This refugee decision highlights the U.S. role in the debate about the situation of Afrikaners in South Africa.
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