Posts Tagged: South African Jewish Board of Deputies
Israeli Runners Harassed at South Africa’s Comrades Marathon After ANC Calls for Their Exclusion
Israeli athletes were harassed by members of the African National Congress (ANC) during South Africa's Comrades Marathon on Sunday, after the youth wing of the...
Chief Rabbi Invites Counterterror Task Force to South Africa Following Bombing Attempt at Jewish Center
South African Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein has invited a counterterrorism task force to his country to assist with the investigation into a recent attempted bombing...
Jewish Leaders in South Africa Blast ANC Government’s ‘Grandstanding’ With Latest Move Against Israel
The South African government this week submitted to the United Nations' top court its "main case" against Israel accusing the Jewish state of committing genocide...
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 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...
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...
‘Dangerously Reminiscent of Nazi Germany’: Anger as Jewish Captain of South African U-19 Cricket Team Stripped of His Role
South African Jews reacted with outrage on Friday after the country's governing body for the sport of cricket stripped the Jewish captain of the U-19...
‘Double-Speak and Double-Standards’: South African Jews Excoriate Government Over ICJ Case Charging Israel With ‘Genocide’
South Africa's Jewish community on Thursday accused the ruling African National Congress (ANC) of "double-speak and double-standards" on the opening day of the government's case...
Top South African Jewish Org ‘Disappointed’ by Country’s Opposition to Israel’s African Union Observer Status
A top South African Jewish group expressed disappointment on Wednesday after the nation’s government expressed opposition to Israel’s new status as an observer state in...
Top South African Jewish Organization Slams Country’s Judicial Commission for ‘Discriminatory’ Questioning of Jewish Candidates
Two Jewish South African judicial candidates were asked intrusive, disrespectful, and discriminatory questions about their Judaism and Jewish identity during interviews by the country’s Judicial...
Top Council at University of Cape Town Fails to Pass Israel Boycott, Sends Proposal to Senate for ‘Clarification’
The South African Jewish community applauded the top decision-making body at the University of Cape Town for not adopting a resolution on Saturday to boycott...
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...
South African Jewish Leader Tells Parliament: Anti-Israel Sentiment in Country Often Degenerates Into Antisemitism
Anti-Israel sentiment in South Africa often degenerates into antisemitism, a South African Jewish leader told a parliamentary committee in Cape Town last week. “Fostering hatred and...
