Posts Tagged: South Africa Israel
South African Jews Decry ‘Outrageous’ Push to Rename Johannesburg Street After Palestinian Terrorist
South Africa's Jewish community has lambasted a proposal by the City of Johannesburg to rename the street on which the US Consulate is located after...
South Africa Is Not Pro-Palestinian, It’s Pro-Hamas
On October 5, 2024 Sheikh Riad Fataar declared, “We are all Hamas.” Fataar -- who is the president of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC), a large...
A Jewish Prayer for the New Unity Government of South Africa
South Africa’s Chief Rabbi, Warren Goldstein, delivered the below remarks and prayer last week at an inauguration ceremony ushering in the country's new government of...
South Africa’s Future Depends on Confronting Domestic Crises, Not Scapegoating Israel
When South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in effect called for the annihilation of Israel at the African National Congress (ANC)'s closing election rally -- by...
‘A Call for Genocide’: South African Jews Blast Country’s President for Chanting ‘From the River to the Sea’
South African Jewish leaders castigated their country's president, Cyril Ramaphosa, for what they described as him calling for a "genocide" against Jews in Israel over...
South African Jews Say Their Government ‘Forever Tainted’ After World Court Orders Israel to Halt Rafah Operation
South Africa's Jewish community on Friday lambasted their government as "forever tainted" for getting the top United Nations court to order Israel to halt its...
Israel Tells World Court South Africa Case Makes a Mockery of Genocide
Israel defended the military necessity of its Gaza offensive on Friday at the International Court of Justice and asked judges to throw out a request by South Africa to order it...
South African Jews Forcibly Removed While Protesting Minister’s Call to Intensify Pro-Hamas Campus Protests
South Africa's Jewish community on Friday protested Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor's recent call for students and university leaders to intensify the anti-Israel demonstrations that have...
South African Jews Are Not Their Government
It is not an easy time to be a South African Jew. The community of around 50,000 is feeling increasingly isolated by a government that...
Meet the Indigenous People Who Support Israel
During pro-Palestinian marches in the Western world, we have seen several minority groups, including "indigenous" people, who identify with the Palestinians and their claim to...
Erdogan Attacks US and Britain for Striking Houthis, Says Turkey Providing Evidence to ICJ Against Israel
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday lambasted the US and Britain for launching military strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, continuing his harsh anti-Western...
South African Government Fetes Hamas Official Sanctioned by US Administration
A spokesperson for South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has defended the presence of two Hamas officials at a meeting in Johannesburg last week,...
South African Parliament Votes to Close Down Israeli Embassy in Pretoria
South Africa's parliament on Tuesday voted decisively in favor of the closure of the Israeli Embassy in Pretoria, one day after the Jewish state recalled...
South African Chief Rabbi Calls Out Government for ‘Supporting’ Hamas: You Are Iran’s ‘Useful Idiots’
Chief Rabbi of South Africa Warren Goldstein lambasted the South African government in a new video for "betraying" Israel and being the "useful idiots" of...
