South African authorities detained over 100 Gazans on a plane for nine hours, refusing them entry — a striking contradiction from a nation that accuses Israel of genocide yet denies refuge to those it claims to defend.
'We were shocked by how much humanitarian aid is going into Gaza each day,' Dlamini-Manaway said. 'We had believed reports suggesting there was none, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.'
During the recent training program in Africa, participants learned to work with primary sources, including video testimonies, develop group activities for students, and explore Holocaust history in depth.
Chief Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein: 'Israel’s strike on Iran was a 1-minute-to midnight action to head off the annihilation of the Jewish state, and prevent another Holocaust.'
The same South African government that falsely accused Israel of genocide, and of denying Gazan Arab Muslim occupiers food and water, was actually doing that to its own people - not for carrying out terrorist attacks, but for illegally mining.
'The Cuban government reiterates its deep concern regarding the continued escalation of violence by Israel in the illegally occupied Palestinian territories, in flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter and international law,' the Cuban Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
South African Zionist Federation says the proposal 'is a diplomatic insult that could have far-reaching consequences for South Africa’s international relations and investment.'
The Christian group has also teamed up with the Women’s International Zionist Organization (WIZO) to send thousands of handwritten 'letters of love' from Christian supporters to Israeli soldiers.
Despite facing attacks from anti-Israel groups and mockingly being labeled a ‘Zionist’ by them, Rev. Kenneth Meshoe remains steadfast in his convictions.
'The judgment that’s going to come from the court is politics, not law, and it’s politics from a body that is already biased against the Jewish state.'
World Rugby said it is was 'satisfied' with South African Rugby explanation that disinvitation of Israeli team 'based on concerns about an increased safety and security threat.'
The real aim of the so-called pro-Palestinian groups is not to help the Palestinians, but to incite and spread hate and libels against the only democracy in the Middle East.
Klaas Mokgomole began took a transformational journey from virulent anti-Israel activist to passionate peacemaker and bridge-builder between Israel and the rest of the world. David Karsh, TPS Desperate to find a restroom after a nearly nine-hour flight from Johannesburg, South African university student Klaas Mokgomole grabbed his carry-on and hurried off the plane. Urgently searching... Read more »
As someone whose whole life was bound up in the idea of minorities fighting oppressors, it was easy for Tutu to see, as intersectionality demands, all conflicts as alike.