May 2016 To Ninja (Watkin Tudor Jones), Yolandi Visser and DJ Hi-Tek, We are citizens of Israel, active against our government’s military occupation and apartheid policies against the Palestinian people. After many years of trying to change our society from within, we have come to the conclus
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6 May 2016 Dear Ninja (Watkin Tudor Jones), Yolandi Visser and DJ Hi-Tek and other members of Die Antwoord, “The temptation in our situation is to speak in muffled tones about an issue such as the right of the people of Palestine…we can fall into the trap of washing our hands of difficulties tha
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Friday 15th April 2016 Zuleikha Mayat Tonight I have the pleasure of seeing another play by Yusuf Haffejee, directed by Vivian Moodley. Haffejee’s maiden, part of the 150 year commemoration, “Bitter Sweet” depicted the struggles of Indentured Indians in South Africa, was nominated
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Some, including journalists, have written to me inquiring about or voicing their concern at the recent Israeli government minister’s threat of “civil targeted killing” against BDS “leaders” and activists. There is of course a good reason to be seriously alarmed when gov
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PRESS STATEMENT: South African Runner wins annual Palestine Marathon in Bethlehem 04 April 2016 BDS South Africa joins other NGOs and South Africans in congratulating South African runner Mervin Steenkamp for winning this year’s Palestine Marathon. The run, held annually since 2012, takes place in
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27 October 2013, Cape Town Launch of Freedom of Marwan Barghouti and All Palestinian Prisoners We were fuelled through the darkest days by slogans such as “an Injury to One is an Injury to all”. And so from the same basis we must say that the detention of those of our brothers and sisters in [&h
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MEDIA STATEMENT South African Jews to protest upcoming trip of Former Israeli Prime Minster Shimon Peres (19 February 2016) The organization, South African Jews for a Free Palestine*, opposes the upcoming visit to South Africa of former Israeli Prime Minsiter Shimon Peres on the 28th of February 2
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Dr Uri Davis, of Jewish origin, grew up in the Israeli town of Kfar Shmariyahu and is today an Associate Professor at Al-Quds University in Jerusalem, Palestine. Davis is an anthropologist who holds a PhD in Philosophical Anthropology, an MA in Philosophy and a BA in Arabic. In addition Dr Davis i
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The 12th annual international #IsraeliApartheidWeek (IAW) campaign takes place in South Africa between the 7th and 13th of March 2016 (during various weeks between February and March in other countries). IAW is an annual international series of self-organized events (including rallies, lectures, c
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2015 Highlights from the BDS movement in South Africa
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