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JOINT STATEMENT: Protest outside DIRCO “engagement”
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 Free Palestine and others will be protesting outside the upcoming “think-tank” workshop with…
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The BDS “Monster”
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 published in the Haaretz Newspaper, click here for the original]…
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Non-return of SA Ambassador to Israel and the Downgrade
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 September 2018) letter by the SA…
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DIRCO Statement on South Africa’s Ambassador to Israel
Media statement: Israel Ambassador 24 September 2018 Statement on South Africa’s Ambassador to Israel The Department of International Relations and Cooperation has noted recent media reports that South Africa’s Ambassador to Israel, Mr Sisa Ngombane, has returned to Tel Aviv. The South African Ambassador is still recalled for consultations and has not resumed his duties…
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Return of South African Ambassador to Israel is ill-considered and an insult to Nelson Mandela’s legacy!!!
Return of South African Ambassador to Israel is ill-considered and an insult to Nelson Mandela’s legacy!!! [Statement by Chief Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela MP, 24 September 2018] Mvezo Komkhulu (The Great Place): – It is with great shock and dismay that we learn of the surreptitious and “quiet” return of the South African Ambassador Siza Ngombane to…
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Picket in support of Lammie the 39-year old elephant
PRESS ALERT: Picket in support of Lammie the elephant at Joburg Zoo 19 September 2018 Staff of the human rights and Palestine solidarity organization, BDS South Africa, including our chairperson, Professor Farid Esack (who also serves on the board of the enviromental justice organization GroundWork), will participate in a lawful picket at the Johannesburg Zoo (Jan…
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The Passing Away of a Mother 💔
PRESS STATEMENT: The Passing Away of a Mother 💔 15 September 2018 The human rights and Palestine solidarity organization BDS South Africa mourns the passing away of mama Wafieh, the 76 year-old mother of senior Palestinian BDS leader, Comrade Omar Barghouti. In a moving, personal and powerful message, titled “on loss and faith,” Comrade Omar writes: “Today, I experienced a…
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Palestine Minister on official Government visit to South Africa
PRESS ALERT: Palestine Minister of tourism on official visit to South Africa 11 September 2018 The human rights and Palestine solidarity organisation BDS South Africa joins fellow civil society groups and members the South African public in welcoming to our country the Palestinian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Ms Rula Maa’yaa. Maa’yaa is on an official…
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SA Deputy Minister to address Palestine seminar on occasion of 2018 Metropolis Conference
PRESS REMINDER: SA’s Deputy Minister for Cooperative Governance to address public seminar on occasion of 2018 Metropolis Conference 28 August 2018 Deputy Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Andries Nel (MP), will participate at today’s Palestine seminar being held on the occasion of the 2018 Metropolis Annual Meeting currently underway in South Africa. The public seminar, organized by…
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Spanish City Clr to address Palestine seminar on occasion of 2018 Metropolis conference
PRESS INVITE: South African Deputy Minister, Spanish City Councillor & Cde Parks Tau to address public seminar on occasion of 2018 Metropolis Conference 27 August 2018 Members of the media and public are invited to a public seminar being held on the occasion of the 2018 Metropolis Annual Meeting currently underway in South Africa. The public…
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South African music duo Black Motion not performing in Israel
PRESS STATEMENT: News of South African music duo Black Motion not performing in Israel welcomed 21 August 2018 The human rights and Palestine solidarity organisation BDS South Africa welcomes the news that the popular and award-winning South African music duo, Black Motion, are not performing in Israel. News24 reported yesterday that: “South African duo Black Motion are…
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On the passing of a leader, Comrade Mawlana Ihsaan Hendricks
PRESS STATEMENT: On the passing of a leader, Comrade Mawlana Ihsaan Hendricks 10 August 2018 The human rights and Palestine solidarity organisation, BDS South Africa, joins fellow South Africans and, in particular, the South African Muslim community, in mourning the departure of Mawlana Shaykh Ihsaan Hendricks al-Nadwi. Hendricks, a giant in the international Islamic scholarly community,…
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Letter from Najjar family (Palestine) to Women of Wonder (South Africa)
04 August 2018 Dear friends, dear comrades, Thank you. Thank so much for your support and solidarity in our struggle against Israeli Apartheid. We as the Al Najjar family are humbled by the Women of Wonder Bravery award being granted posthumously to our dear daughter, Razan Al Najjar. Razan, a humanitarian at heart, was the…
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South Africa honours murdered nurse (21 years old)
PRESS ALERT: Coinciding with Women’s Month, South African women honour murdered 21 year old nurse 10 August 2018 As part of women’s month (August), South African women have awarded (posthumously) the 21 year old Palestinian nurse, Razan Najjar, who was murdered earlier this year by Israel . An Israeli sniper shot Najjar even though she was wearing a…