Category: ACADEMIC BOYCOTT
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SOUTH AFRICAN UNION OF STUDENTS STATEMENT ON WITS UNIVERSITY SENTENCING STUDENTS FOR PROTESTING ISRAELI CONCERT
As the South African Union of Students (SAUS) we are shocked to hear that 11 student leaders are being expelled from Wits University (Johannesburg, South Africa) for one year. We welcome however that the sentence has been suspended.Furthermore, that these 11 Wits University students must carry out community service for having protested against the Apartheid…
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Wits Uni. punishes students for protesting Israeli concert. Students slam Vice Chancellor for improper conduct and are to appeal decision.
WITS UNIVERSITY PSC PRESS STATEMENT: Wits Uni. punishes students for protesting Israeli concert. Students slam Vice Chancellor for improper conduct and are to appeal decision. South Africa’s Wits University has made public today -without first informing affected students- its decision to expel 10 students for protesting against an Israeli-embassy funded concert early in 2013. According…
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Wits University disciplinary hearing against students who protested Israeli concert has been postponed
Lawyers for the 11 Wits University students charged for protesting an Israeli-embassy funded concert have successfully argued for the postponement of the students’ disciplinary hearing. The disciplinary hearing will now take place on the 16th, 17th and 18th of July 2013.The reasons for the new dates include the difficulty students faced in obtaining pro-bono legal…
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Statements from Wits University structures in support of 11 Wits students being charged by Wits Management for protesting against Israel concert
MEDIA RELEASE: Statements from Wits University structures in support of 11 Wits students being charged by Wits Management for protesting against Israel concert Below are statements from two official Wits University structures in support of the 11 Wits University students, including 9 Wits University Student Representative Council (Wits University SRC) members, who are being charged…
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Student Protests Expected Tonight At Wits University Over Israeli Musician
[12 March 2013] The ANC Youth League has called for the boycott and protest of the visiting Israeli musician, Yossi Reshef, scheduled to perform this evening at 19h30 at the Wits University Theater in Johannesburg. Abner Mosase, the International Relations Secretary of the ANC Youth League, said at a joint press conference: “As the ANC…
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Wits University Workers Issue Ultimatum to New Vice Chancellor, Professor Adam Habib
[04 June 2013] Yesterday, Professor Adam Habib’s first day in office as Wits University’s new Vice Chancellor was marred by chaos on campus.Hundreds of workers – some of whom have worked at the university for over twenty years – are facing the loss of their jobs at the end of June. Yesterday, these ‘outsourced’ workers…
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The Wits Palestine Solidarity Committee condemns Israeli Propaganda Trips
Press Statement: The Wits Palestine Solidarity Committee condemns Israeli Propaganda Trips The Wits University Palestine Solidarity Committee (Wits PSC) is shocked to learn that students from Wits University accepted invites from the Israeli lobby for a propaganda holiday trip to Israel that took place between the 5th and 11th of July. The Israeli propaganda trips…
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Weekend Argus: Row over students’ Israel visit
[July 12 2015] By Yazeed Kamaldien Cape Town – The ANC is set to investigate a group of students who allegedly represented it on a paid trip to Israel. It’s an attempt to embarrass us, one of the party’s top officials said on Saturday. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz published an article, complete with a photograph,…
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SA youth slam “Israeli propaganda trips”
BY NEWSROOM ON [JUNE 11, 2015] South African youth and students have slammed what they call “Israel propaganda holiday trips”. This was the call at a press conference on Thursday, called by BDS South Africa and the Progressive Youth Alliance. National and provincial leaders of the ANC Youth League, SASCO, and COSAS were also in…
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FORMER DUTCH ANTI-APARTHEID ACTIVIST SPEAKS OUT ON ISRAELI PROPAGANDA TRIPS
The South African Zionist Federation has previously organized trips to the Middle East for journalists. (The Jewish Agency for Israel/Flickr) Pro-Israel groups have invited South Africa’s “finest young leaders” on a trip to the Middle East next month. An email message about the tour states that participants will listen to “unbiased keynote speakers” and learn about…
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Young Communist League Of South Africa (YCLSA) Rejects Sanction Busters
[Saturday 11 July 2015] Sanction busters not members- YCLSA The Young Communist League of South Africa [uFasimba] has made clear its position, which is in line with the policies of the SACP and the NEC of the ANC, on travel bans to the apartheid state of Israel. We have been consistent that we support, with…
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Anti Apartheid Icon Denis Goldberg Slams Israeli Propaganda Holiday Trips
[video-item url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBw6KJh47MM” width=”560″ height=”415″][/video-item] Nelson Mandela’s co-accused, Denis Goldberg, slams Israeli propaganda holiday trips 9 July 2015 Nelson Mandela’s Rivonia Trial co-accused and Jewish anti-apartheid stalwart, Denis Goldberg, has came out slamming the Israeli lobby’s use of propaganda holiday trips to try to entice and buy-off South African students, young people and enterpreneurs. Goldberg, speaking at…
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S. African University’s student council unanimously adopts boycott of Israel
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STATEMENT BY SOUTH AFRICAN YOUTH GROUPS ON ISRAELI PROPAGANDA TRIPS
JOINT PYA STATEMENT: South African Youth and Student Groups Slam Israeli Propaganda Holiday Trips 11 June 2015 A meeting was convened earlier today by the leadership of the Progressive Youth Alliance (PYA) which is composed of the African National Congress Youth League (ANC Youth League) the youth wing of South Africa’s ruling ANC party, the South…
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ANC AND SA GOVERNMENT POSITION ON TRAVEL TO ISRAEL
ANC Head of International Relations Sub- Committee, Obed Bapela: There is a resolution that the ANC took that all leaders of the ANC in Government in municipalities, in provincial legislatures, in the organisation must no longer visit. A circular is being sent that if you get an invitation to Israel you must just decline” –…