Bangladesh, Feb. 10 -- In a resounding response to a controversial executive order signed by US President Donald Trump on February 7, major Afrikaner organizations in South Africa have rejected the offer to be resettled as refugees in the United States. The order, which also suspends US financial assistance to South Africa over concerns regarding land expropriation policies and Pretorias legal action against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), was met with firm opposition from groups like AfriForum and the Solidarity Movement.

The proposal from Trump was aimed at Afrikaners, the white South African descendants of Dutch settlers who arrived in the region during the 17th century. Afrikaners, particularly white farmers, have...