PRESS STATEMENT: Defeat for Israeli lobby, Victory for Freedom of Expression & Palestine Solidarity 07 December 2018 The human rights and Palestine solidarity organisation, BDS South Africa, joins other progressive organisations and trade unions in welcoming South Africa’s Supreme Court o
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PRESS ALERT South Africans welcomes the withdrawal of seven Israelis from an upcoming academic conference at Stellenbosch University 29 November 2018 South African civil society has welcomed the withdrawal of all the seven Israelis from an up upcoming academic conference due to take place at Stellen
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PRESS INVITE: Palestine Dinner with Shashi Naidoo, Minister Derek Hanekom, entertainer Kagiso Lediga and Photographer Lee-Roy Jason 14 November 2018 Members of the media and public are invited to a Palestine gala dinner at The Maslow in Sandton on the 30th of November 2018. The dinner, MC’ed by e
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PRESS STATEMENT: Houghton Golf Club unfairly cancels charity day 02 November 2018 The human rights and Palestine solidarity BDS South Africa condemns the cancelling by the Houghton Golf Club of the upcoming Food for the Soul charity golf day that was due to take place on 11 November at Houghton Golf
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PRESS ALERT: Disturbing WhatsApp voice note re Houghton Golf Club 01 November 2018 The human rights and Palestine solidarity organisation, BDS South Africa, has been made aware of a disturbing voice-note wherein an unidentified person makes spurious accusations against BDS South Africa. We are in
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PRESS ALERT: Change in BDS South Africa’s spokesperson 31 October 2018 This is our spokesperson Kwara Kekana’s last month at BDS SA as she is taking up a new and exciting job opportunity. While we wish Kwara, one of the shortest spokespeople around, strength in her next steps, her
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JOINT STATEMENT: Protest outside DIRCO “engagement” 02 October 2018 Civil society, including members of the ANC, Alliance, SACP, PYA, Friends of Cuba Society, BDS, YCL, Palestine Solidarity Alliance, KZN PSF, Wits PSC, Swaziland Solidarity Network, NC4P, Media Review Network, SA Jews for a
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Wow! If there’s one thing you read today, checkout this article on the BDS boycott of Israel by Jewish Israeli, Yuli Novak, who previously served in the Israeli Air Force. ———- The BDS “Monster” Yuli Novak, 27 September 2018 [This article was initially publi
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PRESS STATEMENT: Non-return of SA Ambassador to Israel and the downgrade of the SA Embassy in Tel Aviv 24 September 2018 The human rights and Palestine solidarity organisation, BDS South Africa, notes the return (and now non-return) of the SA Ambassador to Israel, Sisa Ngombane. According to a (20 S
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