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The Editor The Star Johannesburg 28th July, 2015 We refer to your article “We were intimidated for going on trip to Israel” (24.07.15) I write to you as member of the Board of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel in (BDS South Africa), but I also write to you as veteran of our country’s liberation…

Professor Farid Esack, Kwara Kekana and Muhammed Desai of BDS South Africa [Sunday Tribune, 26 July 2015] For a South African the sense of deja vu is inescapable almost immediately upon arrival in the land of Palestine-Israel. Let’s re-phrase that, for a peace and justice loving South African or one who has lived under Apartheid…

The Zionist Federation and SA Jewish Board of Deputies are increasingly insulting of and undermining the ANC, making ridiculous attacks on the ANC and our leadership. We are shocked, but not surprised,  by political meddling by the pro-Israeli government lobby groups.  The lies and mistruths they are spreading place them in the political arena and…

 By SAM SOKOL, JTA \07/16/2015 18:03 Tensions between the ruling African National Congress party and the South African Jewish community rose this week after a senior government official threatened to punish students who visited Israel. Obed Bapela, a deputy minister in President Jacob Zuma’s office, charged the students, who visited Israel recently under the auspices…

Mpho Raborife, News24 |2015-07-16 19:07 Johannesburg – Three members of the SA Students Congress (Sasco) have been suspended for taking part in a trip to Israel, despite being warned not to. Sasco secretary general Luzuko Buku said the trio had been advised not to go on the trip, but ignored the warning. They would now have to…

Deputy minister in President Jacob Zuma’s office charges students with bringing ruling African National Congress into ‘disrepute,’ says party would ‘summon’ them to an investigation. By JTA | Jul. 15, 2015 | 6:15 PM Jewish groups in South Africa condemned a government official for threatening to punish students who visited Israel. Obed Bapela, a deputy…

[14 July 2015] SASCO has noted with great concern the attempts by the Zionist lobby to wage a counter offensive to our ongoing solidarity campaigns with the oppressed people of Palestine. We view the targeting of students and members of SASCO in particular as a deliberate attack on our organization in order to neutralize our…

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…

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…

[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…

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…

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” –…

 (11 JUNE 2015) We are a group of Israeli citizens, active against our government’s policies of racism, occupation and apartheid. We would like to denounce an attempted sanctions-busting junket organized by South African supporters  of  Israeli  apartheid.  This  deplorable  policy  resembles  1980s junkets  to  Apartheid South Africa organised by US and UK based groups which…