Posts Tagged: South Africa antisemitism
Outrage as South African BDS Advocate Tells Students, ‘Hitler Committed No Crime’
A prominent South African supporter of the "Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions" campaign that opposes the legitimacy of the State of Israel is under investigation by...
‘Our History Has Been Stolen From Us’: How South African Community Organizer Clive Mashishi Confronts Antisemitism, Holocaust Denial and Hatred of Israel
"Our history has been stolen from us," Clive Mashishi protested, as he described the various attempts in his native South Africa to tar Israel as...
South African Court’s Guilty Verdict Against Antisemitic Writer for Online Rant Hailed by Jewish Community
A court in South Africa has pronounced the first-ever criminal verdict in a case of antisemitism, after it found a freelance journalist guilty of posting...
Despite Political Adversity, Vast Majority of South African Jews Strongly Attached to Zionism and Israel, New Survey Finds
South Africa's Jewish community remains deeply tied to Israel in the face of a wider political environment marked by hostility toward the Jewish state, a...
Antisemitic Incidents in South Africa Fall to 15-Year Low
JNS.org - The number of antisemitic incidents in South Africa fell to a 15-year low, according to the country’s Jewish umbrella organization. A total of 36 antisemitic...
Leading South African Jewish Group Pursues Criminal Charges Against Three Online Antisemites
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies is pursuing criminal charges against three people who made antisemitic statements online. These included such sentiments as Hitler “should’ve...
South African Jewish Leaders Condemn ‘Alarming’ Antisemitic Attacks in Recent Days
JNS.org - South African Jewish leaders condemned “alarming” amount of antisemitic attacks this week. According to the South African Jewish Board of Deputies, there has been a...
Trump Disapproval and Drop in Foreign Investment Among Fears Raised by South African Diplomats Over Potential Israel Embassy Downgrade
Senior diplomats in South Africa are reported to be at "loggerheads" with the ruling African National Congress (ANC) over plans to downgrade the South African Embassy in Israel. Fear...
African National Congress to Push for Shutdown of South African Embassy in Israel at Major Party Conference
South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) is pushing for a major downgrade of the country's full diplomatic relations with Israel ahead of its key...
South African Chief Rabbi Counters Dual Citizenship Proposal, But Not Panicking (VIDEO)
JNS.org - Anti-Zionists are targeting South Africa, but hold tight and wait to see what happens, South African Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein tells JNS.org regarding reports of...
Group Says Uni Vice-Chancellor Who Criticized ‘Hitler Loving’ Student Leader is ‘Puppet’ of Jewish Funders
The vice-chancellor of a major South African university has become a "puppet" to Jewish funders and "alumni interests" after his sacking of a student government...
Images of Hitler, Swastikas Plastered Over Buildings at South African University
Times of Israel - Students at a South African university awoke Wednesday to images of Adolf Hitler and swastikas plastered over buildings on campus. The large...
South African Jewish Group Raises Concern Over Growing BDS-Linked Antisemitism
JNS.org - The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) released a statement expressing concern that the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against...
‘Israel is an Apartheid State That Should Be Fully Isolated,’ Say South African Students, in ‘Apology’ for Call to Expel Jews
The student representative council at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) in South Africa has issued what it describes as an 'apology' for an earlier...
