South African archbishop left instructions for a simple funeral with cheap pine coffin; will be cremated, then buried in church where he railed against apartheid from pulpit
Archbishop wanted 'no ostentatiousness or lavish spending' for funeral, with cheapest coffin available; lying in state extended for 2 days to accommodate mourners for the activist
Nobel Peace Prize laureate, famed for his efforts against the racist regime in South Africa, compared Israel's treatment of Palestinians to apartheid and backed boycott, sanctions
Congresswoman says PM's claims pair was only meeting Palestinians untrue; calls to reconsider US aid to Israel as its actions are 'not consistent with being an ally or a democracy'
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