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Friday, 27 March 2026

Africans are shocked and can't believe that Israel 🇮🇱 voted against recognizing the Transatlantic Slave Trade as a crime against humanity.


On March 25, 2026, the UN General Assembly adopted a non-binding Ghana-led resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade "the gravest crime against humanity" due to its scale, brutality, and lasting effects. It calls for reparations, apologies, and addressing anti-Black racism legacies.

Vote: 123 in favor, 3 against (US, Israel, Argentina), 52 abstentions (incl. UK & most EU nations).

The original post's image is a collage tying Israel's "no" vote to slavery imagery and Netanyahu. No official Israeli explanation was issued, but like the US (which cited problematic language on retroactive reparations for acts not illegal at the time), it opposed the text's framing and implications.


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