Posts Tagged: Nelson Mandela
‘Nelson Mandela Would Not Approve’: South Africans Denounce UN Report on Palestinians
A group of pro-Israel South Africans has invoked the figure of the late Nelson Mandela, the iconic leader of their country's anti-apartheid struggle, in a...
Ethiopian-Israeli MK Slams Nelson Mandela’s Grandson Over ‘Apartheid’ Accusations
In a remarkable open letter, Ethiopian-Jewish Knesset Member Dr. Avraham Neguise eloquently refuted anti-Israel claims made by Nelson Mandela’s grandson Mandla during his recent visit...
The Palestinians Don’t Want a Mandela, They Want Another Arafat
JNS.org - Palestinian internal politics and liberal hostility to Israel came together at the New York Times this month. The newspaper provoked a firestorm of criticism...
South Africa: Dark Clouds of Diaspora Dreams
If the Jews do one thing well, it’s to imprint their mark on new lands. And if that imprint describes one pattern, it would be...
South African Chief Rabbi: ANC is Playing Into Hamas’ Hands With Dual Citizenship Move
The ruling South African ANC party is playing into the hands of Islamic extremists like Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab in Africa, and Hamas in Gaza, declared...
The Lie of Israeli Apartheid
Last week I received a call from Washington Square News, NYU's student newspaper, asking me to respond to the charges of 130 New York University...
There is No Palestinian Mandela Who Preaches Tolerance, Not Hate
Last week, Harriet Sherwood reported on the "parallels" some Palestinians are now evidently drawing between their movement and "Mandela's anti-Apartheid struggle." The fact that some of the...
PA’s Abbas: ‘No, We Do Not Support the Boycott of “ª”ŽIsrael’
In a surprising report from a South African newspaper, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, visiting the country among over 90 other foreign leaders to pay...
Israel and the Hijacking of Apartheid
In remembering Nelson Mandela, we most recall his determined leadership in bringing down "apartheid" - the separation of races - in South Africa....
Full Transcript: Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein’s Opening Prayer at Mandela Memorial Service
Below is the full transcript of Chief Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein's opening prayer at the memorial service held for Nelson Mandela in South Africa...
At South Africa Synagogue, Attendance for Mandela Memorial Tops High Holidays
As many around the world turned out at the weekend for memorial services to honor the iconic human rights leader Nelson Mandela, who passed away...
New Documents Show Israel Lobbied Against Death Penalty for Mandela
JNS.org - Newly declassified documents reveal that the Israeli Foreign Ministry, under the leadership of future prime minister Golda Meir, in 1964 convinced Jewish...
Netanyahu: Mandela Will be Remembered as ‘Moral Leader of the Highest Order’
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said Nelson Mandela, who passed on Thursday at 95, "was among the greatest figures of our time"...
South Africa’s Chief Rabbi on Mandela: ‘Today We Are All Mourners’
South Africa's Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein on Friday said the Jewish community would mourn the loss of Nelson Mandela, who died Thursday at 95 years...
