Posts Tagged: South African Jews

South African Anti-Israel NGOs Commemorate the Holocaust by Hijacking Its Memory
Anti-Israel groups commemorated the Holocaust by hijacking its memory. Gift of the Givers and other South African anti-Israel organizations marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day by screening a film that...

Chief Rabbi Invites Counterterror Task Force to South Africa Following Bombing Attempt at Jewish Center
South African Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein has invited a counterterrorism task force to his country to assist with the investigation into a recent attempted bombing...

South African Jews Demand President Condemn Alleged Bombing Attempt at Jewish Center
South Africa's Jewish community has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to condemn a recent alleged attempted bombing of a Jewish community center in Cape Town,...

Jewish Leaders in South Africa Blast ANC Government’s ‘Grandstanding’ With Latest Move Against Israel
The South African government this week submitted to the United Nations' top court its "main case" against Israel accusing the Jewish state of committing genocide...

South Africa Is Not Pro-Palestinian, It’s Pro-Hamas
On October 5, 2024 Sheikh Riad Fataar declared, “We are all Hamas.” Fataar -- who is the president of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC), a large...

South Africa’s Future Depends on Confronting Domestic Crises, Not Scapegoating Israel
When South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in effect called for the annihilation of Israel at the African National Congress (ANC)'s closing election rally -- by...

‘A Call for Genocide’: South African Jews Blast Country’s President for Chanting ‘From the River to the Sea’
South African Jewish leaders castigated their country's president, Cyril Ramaphosa, for what they described as him calling for a "genocide" against Jews in Israel over...

South African Jews Say Their Government ‘Forever Tainted’ After World Court Orders Israel to Halt Rafah Operation
South Africa's Jewish community on Friday lambasted their government as "forever tainted" for getting the top United Nations court to order Israel to halt its...

South African Jews Are Not Their Government
It is not an easy time to be a South African Jew. The community of around 50,000 is feeling increasingly isolated by a government that...

South African Court’s Guilty Verdict Against Antisemitic Writer for Online Rant Hailed by Jewish Community
A court in South Africa has pronounced the first-ever criminal verdict in a case of antisemitism, after it found a freelance journalist guilty of posting...

South African Jewish Leaders Condemn ‘Alarming’ Antisemitic Attacks in Recent Days
JNS.org - South African Jewish leaders condemned “alarming” amount of antisemitic attacks this week. According to the South African Jewish Board of Deputies, there has been a...

1,500-Plus South African Jews and Christians Learn to Counter the BDS Movement
JNS.org - More than 1,500 Jews and Christians attended four pro-Israel events throughout South Africa focused on strengthening the local pro-Israel community, and countering BDS and...

South African Jewish Leader Tells Parliament: Anti-Israel Sentiment in Country Often Degenerates Into Antisemitism
Anti-Israel sentiment in South Africa often degenerates into antisemitism, a South African Jewish leader told a parliamentary committee in Cape Town last week. “Fostering hatred and...

South African Jewish Community: Dual Citizenship Ban Intends to Target IDF
JNS.org - South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) political party is considering a change in the country’s policy on dual citizenship. The South African Jewish...