South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering the Freedom Day message from his private residence in Johannesburg in 2020 as the country marked 26 years since democratic transition. (GovernmentZA, Flickr, CC BY-ND 2.0) By Julia Conley / Common Dreams “No one knows apartheid like those who fought it before,” said one Palestinian rights advocate on Friday in response to the news that South Africa has taken a “historic” new step to hold Israel accountable for its relentless bombardment and