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SA to recall its ambassador to Israel
South Africa will recall its ambassador to Israel following a deadly attack on a vessel attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, Deputy International Relations Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim said on Thursday. However, government had no intention of expelling the Israeli ambassador to South Africa or of cutting diplomatic ties with that community. “The recall of […]
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Tutu condemns Israel aid-boat attack
May 31, 2010 3:25 PM | By Sapa Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and a group of retired global leaders have joined international leaders in condemning the Israeli forces’ raid on a ship delivering relief supplies to Gaza. “We as elders condemn Israel utterly for this attack. The actions of the Israelis is inexcusable,” said […]
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COSATU condemns Israeli state piracy
Cosatu 31 May 2010 Union federation outraged at murder of at least twenty people The Congress of South African Trade Unions is outraged at the murder by Israeli commandos’ of at least twenty people – and injuries to a further 60 – as a result of their armed attack on a convoy of ships carrying […]
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South African civil society outraged at Israeli massacre
Issued by the Coalition for a Free Palestine 31 May 2010 The undermentioned civil society organisations, including the Palestine solidarity movement in South Africa, the South African Council of Churches, and the Muslim Judicial Council, are outraged by the massacre committed by Israeli forces this morning, in flagrant violation of international maritime law. At 04:30 […]
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Varsity row over Israel links
LIONEL FAULL – May 21 2010 12:00 The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is considering cutting academic ties with Israel’s Ben-Gurion University (BGU) in protest against Ben Gurion’s alleged association with Palestinian human rights abuses. An “extraordinary” meeting of the university’s senate debated the matter on Monday. The university’s current partnership with Ben Gurion dates from […]
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South African Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Israeli Apartheid
SA4aFreePalestine – March 31, 2010 – 30 March 2010 – International BDS day Guerilla Shopping in one of South Africa’s biggest food and clothing retailers in the Johannesburg CBD.
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Israeli Boycott Campaign- Set to Kick off on 30th March
A coalition of Palestinian solidarity movements are tightening their plans for a major Israeli boycott campaign, set to kick off on Tuesday 30th March. Consumers will be urged to boycott all Israeli products as part of the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, in protest of the government’s expanding Zionist policies, which has seen tensions […]
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COSATU supports the International week against apartheid Israel
In Palestine there lives a peace-loving people like all of us, who look forward to enjoying a life of decency and dignity. These people once had a place they called their own; the land, the peace, the environment, the natural resources and all that they possessed then. It was so until the arrival of the […]
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Where’s BDS? Israeli firms to secure World Cup
by Bruce Wolman on February 25, 2010 For readers active in the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) Movement, here is an obvious target that has been overlooked. According to today”s Jerusalem Post, “Over 30 Israeli companies are set to help South Africa secure this summer”s Soccer World Cup, via hi-tech security products ranging from rocket-proof […]
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COSATU President Sidumo Dlamini Addresses Gaza Reportback: Isolate Apartheid Israel!
January 28, 2010 (Lenasia, South Africa) – Soweto yesterday, Gaza today. . . The forces of apartheid demonstrate limitless capacity for barbarism! Almost a year ago, Gaza was run down by the occupying forces of Israel in a barbaric show of might and in pursuit of their colonial expansionist ambitions. Schools, clinics, UN buildings, social […]
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