The abaThembu king's pro-Israel comments have drawn criticism from ANC MP Mandla Mandela and other traditional leaders. The simmering feud between one of Nelson Mandela’s grandsons, Mandla Mandela, and abaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo is intensifying over Dalindyebo’s outspoken support for Israel. He urged abaThembu chiefs and their subjects in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal – and traditional leaders – to distance themselves from Dalindyebo’s stance. Family divisions within the Mandela lineageOther Mandela relatives who visited Israel recently were Nelson Mandela’s granddaughters Zamaswazi Dlamini-Mandela and Zaziwe Dlamini-Manaway. Their tour of Israel sparked debate because it sharply contrasts with the pro-Palestine stance of Mandla Mandela, and their grandfather’s own position.