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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” –…
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President Mduduzi Mabuza of the University of South Africa on academic boycott of Israel
[video-item url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi9gpVtJEuw” width=”560″ height=”415″][/video-item] Published on May 6, 2015 JOINT PRESS STATEMENT: SRCs of Five S.African universities join student academic boycott of Israel
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SRCs of Five S.African universities join student academic boycott of Israel
JOINT PRESS STATEMENT: SRCs of Five S.African universities join student academic boycott of Israel [04 May 2015] We gather here today as the Student Representative Council (SRC) presidents of five of South African universities, namely: University of South Africa, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Durban University of Technology, Mangasutho University of Technology and the University of…
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SASCO dismayed by the ridiculous expulsion of our comrades at Wits University
19 January 2014, South Africa As the South African Students Congress (SASCO) we note with shock and great sadness the decision by the University of Witwatersrand to expel about 11 of our comrades from the university (suspended for two years) for fighting for justice and the liberation of the people of Palestine. The comrades were…
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Letter from progressive Israeli comrades belonging to “Boycott From Within”
(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…
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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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LETTER FROM PALESTINIAN STUDENT TO SOUTH AFRICAN STUDENTS INVITED ON ISRAELI PROPAGANDA TRIPS
Fellow students, I hope you are well. I am writing to you as a fellow student from Jerusalem with the hope of having you not participate in the upcoming trip to Israel. It is my hope that you would be able to not only read this message of mine, but to also relate to it,…
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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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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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South African Church Delegation Returns From Occupied Palestine
South African church delegation returns from solidarity visit to occupied Palestine Jerusalem, [09 December 2012] A group of twelve South African Christian leaders and members visited the occupied state of Palestine from 2 – 9 December, the delegation returns today (Sunday, 09 December 2012). The delegation includes Southern Africa heads of the Methodist and Presbyterian Churches,…
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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…