Posts Tagged: south africa
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...
University of Cape Town Senate Defers Vote on Israel Boycott, Calls for ‘Consultative Process’
The Senate of the University of Cape Town in South Africa has deferred a vote on a boycott of Israeli academic institutions, agreeing to "a more consultative...
Israeli UCT Alumni Speak Out as Campus Leaders Again Set to Consider Academic Boycott
Multiple graduates of the University of Cape Town in South Africa have urged their alma mater to reject an academic boycott of Israel -- among them...
In South Africa, One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
JNS.org - “Not as much as we had hoped, but we have advanced nonetheless!” With these words, the “Palestine Solidarity Forum” of South Africa last...
South African Jewish Students ‘Take a Knee’ to Protest Israel at Football Game
JNS.org - Two Jewish students from United Herzlia Middle School in Cape Town, South Africa dropped to one knee during the playing of Israel’s national...
South African Music Duo Denies Israel Boycott Reports: ‘It Is Unfair to Make Us Spokespeople for BDS’
A South African band that anti-Israel activists suggested was succumbing to pressure from the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign has pushed back against claims that they were taking...
South African Model Who Planned BDS ‘Visit to Palestine’ Told She Can’t Enter Israel
A South African model who pledged to "re-educate" herself with a visit to the Palestinian territories after she faced death threats for defending Israel said she...
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...
After Death Threats, South African Model Pledges to ‘Re-Educate’ Herself With BDS ‘Visit to Palestine’
A South African model who faced death threats after excoriating the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas for its abuses in the Gaza Strip has pledged to...
South African Trade Group, BDS Activists Promote Palestinian Refugees With Photo of Jewish Refugees From Arab Lands
South African activists and the country's largest trade union group tried to raise awareness of Palestinian refugees on Wednesday by sharing a photo of Jewish refugees from Arab...
South African Model Says She Received Death Threats After Denouncing Hamas, Defending Israel
A South African media personality said she received 10 death threats amid fierce online backlash to her comments calling the Gaza Strip "a sh*thole of...
The Positive History of Israeli-African Relations
Just last month Israel scored another big diplomatic win in Africa, when Israeli President Reuven Rivlin successfully toured Ethiopia. He took along a massive entourage,...
South African Government Mocked for Calling on Israel to Withdraw Troops From Gaza
The South African government became a laughing stock on Twitter on Thursday after it called on Israel to withdraw from the Gaza Strip, even though...
Is Refusing Israeli Help Worth a Drought?
Is refusing Israeli help worth a drought? According to South Africa’s Rumana Akoob, writing in the Daily Vox and Mail & Guardian, the answer is (apparently): yes. It’s a horrible...
