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PRESS STATEMENT: BDS leader to be awarded national order by South African President 23 April 2018 The human rights and Palestine solidarity organization, BDS South Africa, warmly welcomes the announcement that South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will bestow the Order of Luthuli (Silver) to the Chairperson of our Board, Professor Farid Esack, for “his brilliant contribution…

07 April 2018 | Yesterday, Friday 6th April, Israeli snipers shot and killed 30 year old Palestinian photo journalist Yaser Murtaja (click here for news article). Murtaja was hit despite wearing a blue flak jacket marked with the word “press”, discerning him as a journalist (click here for photo, warning graphic content). Murtaja was born in the Palestinian…

02 April 2018  The human rights and Palestine solidarity organisation BDS South Africa joins fellow South Africans in expressing our disappointment in DJ Black Coffee’s decision to, once again, perform in Tel Aviv in violation of the cultural boycott of Israel (click here for ENCA news article). Earlier today, on Monday 02 April, Black Coffee was trending…

IMAGE: One of the first Palestinians killed by Israel yesterday was 26 year old Amro Samour seen above with his father.   31 March 2018 Yesterday 30 March 2018, on Good Friday, thousands of Palestinians gathered, un-armed, at a nonviolent and peaceful protest, dubbed the #GreatReturnMarch, when Israeli snipers started shooting at the gathering, turning…

We lost one of our mothers today. The Palestine solidarity and human rights organisation, BDS South Africa, lost one of our most dearest mothers today, Comrade Faieza Desai. Desai was a committed activist of the Palestine solidarity and BDS movement playing an important role in several campaigns including the Russell Tribunal on Palestine. Comrade Faieza…

26 March 2018 South Africa has yet again condemned Israel’s oppression of the Palestinian people to being “akin to Apartheid”. Using the “A-word” five times in her input at the UN Human Rights Council, senior South African diplomat, Ambassador Nozipho Mxakato-Diseko likened the former regime to Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. South Africa’s statement came as…

Hinduism, Palestine and #IsraeliApartheidWeek Nikita Pillay, Sunday Tribune (18 March 2018) In Hinduism, the closest word to “rights” is adhikara which translates to the idea of ‘just claim’ but it is often used in the context of dharma which is derived from the word dhr which has many meanings, some of which are to uphold,…

22 March 2018 Members of the media are invited to cover the following three events: >> High Tea and Fashion Show for Palestine ABOUT: 25 designers from Studio 5 Fashion School in Johannesburg have been given a Palestine challenge – take an existing Free Palestine tshirt, use a Palestinian keffiyeh and with other accessories make…

PRESS STATEMENT 22 March 2018 The human rights and Palestine solidarity organisation, BDS South Africa, condemns the racism by Israel’s Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef who during his recent weekly sermon compared African people to monkeys. In footage aired by the Israeli media house, Ynet news, Yosef (who is one of two Israeli state-elected rabbis) can be…

17 March 2018 Members of the human rights and Palestine solidarity organization, BDS South Africa, are truly shaken by the disturbing death of Comrade Elese Depoutch. Comrade Depoutch was the Provincial Executive Committee member of the African National Congress (ANC) in the Western Cape responsible for international relations. He took this task seriously and ultimately worked…

14 March 2018 | https://goo.gl/p4uDZq The human rights and Palestine solidarity organisation, BDS South Africa, joins fellow Palestinian solidarity activists from across the globe in expressing our condolences on the passing of world-renowned physicist, Professor Stephen Hawking. In particular our condolences to his friends and family. We remember Hawking not only for the brilliance of his scientific…

14 March 2018 The human rights and Palestine solidarity organisation, BDS South Africa, joins fellow Palestinian solidarity activists from across the globe in expressing our condolences on the passing of world-renowned physicist and our ally, Professor Stephen Hawking. In particular our condolences to his friends and family. We remember Hawking not only for the brilliance of his…

PRESS STATEMENT: Grey’s Anatomy star Jesse Williams joins other artists in backing Palestinian teenager imprisoned by Israel 13 February 2018 Actor Jesse Williams, who plays Dr Jackson Avery in the popular TV show Grey’s Anatomy, has joined other prominent actors, artists, authors, sports people and icons in backing a call by Dream Defenders for the release of the Palestinian…