Posts Tagged: South Africa BDS
Citing Alleged ‘Apartheid,’ South African Parliament Votes to Downgrade Diplomatic Relations With Israel
South Africa's parliament voted on Tuesday to approve the downgrading of diplomatic ties with Israel, in a move seen as having little legislative but important...
Court Orders Pro-Palestinian Activist in South Africa to Apologize to Jewish Community for ‘Zionists Are Friends of Hitler’ Comment
South Africa's highest court on Wednesday ordered a prominent labor union activist to apologize to the Jewish community for antisemitic hate speech, drawing a line...
South African Jews Lodge Complaint Against Pro-BDS Judge Known for Infamous Comparison of Nelson Mandela With Ayatollah Khomeini
South African Jewish activists have lodged a judicial complaint against a judge whose idea of a tribute to the late President Nelson Mandela involved comparing...
Top South African Leader Claims Israel Wants to Conquer African Continent in Conspiracy-Laden Antisemitic Rant
A senior leader of South Africa's ruling party unleashed a disturbing antisemitic rant on Tuesday at a protest outside the Israeli Embassy in Pretoria, in...
South Africa BDS Protesters Wave Hezbollah Flags, Urge Gov’t to Honor PFLP Hijacker
Members of the South African boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel urged local officials in Johannesburg last Friday to rename a street after...
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...
1,500-Plus South African Jews and Christians Learn to Counter the BDS Movement
JNS.org - More than 1,500 Jews and Christians attended four pro-Israel events throughout South Africa focused on strengthening the local pro-Israel community, and countering BDS and...
Announcing Shift ‘From Defense to Attack,’ Israel Bars Entry to BDS Activists and Organizations
Israel published on Sunday a blacklist of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) organizations whose members and leaders will be prevented from entering the country – among...
Africa’s Top University Risks Endangering US Partnerships Over Proposed Boycott of Israel, Leading American Law Professor Says
Africa's top university will be placing its partnerships with its US counterparts in jeopardy if it succumbs to pressure from BDS activists to adopt a full-scale academic boycott of Israel, a prominent...
SPME BDS Monitor: Boycott Suffers Setbacks, But Advances Elsewhere
The BDS movement suffered important setbacks in June. The membership of the American Anthropological Association voted down sweeping BDS resolutions but by a tiny margin....
South Africa: Dark Clouds of Diaspora Dreams
If the Jews do one thing well, it’s to imprint their mark on new lands. And if that imprint describes one pattern, it would be...
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...
Anti-Israel Speakers and Jewish Self-Hatred
Cape Town, South Africa - The global center of the world BDS movement is, when you think about it, South Africa. BDS, in an attempt...
BDS Leader in South Africa Calls on Supporters to ‘Shoot the Jews’
The Germans have a word - 'Schadenfreude' - which, loosely translated, means to take satisfaction in the discomfort of another. This is exactly...
