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PRESS STATEMENT: Israeli Embassy in South Africa closes (and no one notices) 31 October 2019 The independent South African human rights and Palestine solidarity NGO, BDS South Africa, joins NEHAWU and fellow South Africans in celebrating the closure of Israeli diplomatic missions across the world, particularly the Israeli Embassy in Pretoria. According to Israel’s Haaretz Newspaper, the…

PRESS STATEMENT: Anglican Church in Southern Africa adopts BDS boycott of Israel 29 September 2019 The South African human rights and Palestine solidarity NGO, BDS South Africa, welcomes the decision by the over 4.5 million strong Southern African provincial synod of the Anglican Church (ACSA) that has adopted the BDS boycott of Israel. ACSA represents Anglican Christian communities…

PRESS STATEMENT: Mass consumer boycott campaign against Clover Dairies 28 September 2019 Early next week the South African human rights organization and Palestine solidarity NGO, BDS South Africa, will be convening a broad based meeting to consult with our partner organizations (political parties, NGOs, civil soceity groups, student movement, faith-based organizations) on the way forward following the…

PRESS STATEMENT: BDS SA to approach South African State Security over Israeli spy allegations 20 June 2019 A freedom of information request has revealed that Israel’s spy agency, Mossad, is involved in the war against BDS (the non-violent boycott, divestment and sanctions movement for Palestinian rights). The human rights and Palestine solidarity organization BDS South Africa takes…

INVITE: INVITE – Dialogue with South African and Palestinian Doctors on Mental Health, Oppression and Freedom 15 June 2019  Members of the medical fraternity, mental health sector, media and of the public are invited to a public dialogue with visiting Palestinian health expert Dr Samah Jabr and the South African Provincial Minister of Health, Dr…

PRESS STATEMENT: Let’s support this 28 year old South African runner who is raising awareness for Palestine, Tshwaane Komape 04 June 2019 Meet Tshwaane Komape, the 28 year old runner from the province of Limpopo. Komape has, this year alone, run over 11 marathons. Each race he has run in support of the Palestinian struggle, and,…

PRESS STATEMENT: Renaming Sandton Drive after Palestinian Icon 28 May 2019 Join the Palestine solidarity protest on Friday 31 May 2019 starting at 13h30 at the Johannesburg City Council (163 Civic Boulevard, Braamfontein). The protest will be attended and supported by various organizations. In 2018 the Johannesburg City Council adopted a motion to rename Sandton Drive…

PRESS STATEMENT: Israeli lobby’s attempts to isolate South African Minister backfires 22 May 2019 The Israeli lobby, in an insult to South Africans, has shamefully attacked South Africa’s Minister of International Relations, Cde Lindiwe Sisulu, with Zev Krengel of the SA Jewish Board of Deputies falsely claiming that she is the “single biggest threat” to the…

HOW AN ELEVEN YEAR OLD PALESTINIAN GIRL SPENT MOTHER’S DAY 💔 18 May 2019 This is how an 11-year old Palestinian child, Alaa Abu Zeid, spent mothers day: lying next to her mothers grave, holding onto a bouquet of flowers. Alaa’s 7-month pregnant mother, her brother and 8 other members of her extended family were…

PRESS STATEMENT: South African company confirms withdrawal from Israeli take-over of Clover Dairy 13 April 2019 The human rights and Palestine solidarity organisation BDS South Africa welcomes the announcement by the South African firm, Brimstone Investment Corporation, to fully exit the Israeli take-over of our country’s largest dairy company, Clover Industries. The announcement was made via…

PRESS STATEMENT: Activists meet with African icon, Zambia’s Kenneth “KK” Kaunda  06 April 2019 Members of the human rights and Palestine solidarity organisation BDS South Africa, together with activists from the #IsraeliApartheidWeek Africa team, recently held a deeply inspirational meeting in Lusaka with African liberation struggle icon and former statesman, Dr Kenneth Kaunda (95). Zambia’s founding…

PRESS STATEMENT: South Africa stays strong on Israel boycott 05 April 2019 |  Coinciding with the 15th international #IsraeliApartheidWeek, South Africa’s Minister of International Relations, Lindiwe Sisulu, has boldly defended South Africa’s downgrade of relations with Israel. Delivering her keynote address at the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)Sisulu took the opportunity to announce that…