South African Jewish Board Of Deputies
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Palestine: Why do those who were shaped by the European Holocaust so readily replicate its atrocities?
The Cape Town Holocaust and Genocide Centre and Jewish Board of Deputies are failing to fulfil their mandates
Debunking tired misconceptions: Anti-Semitism and Zionism on campus
We, the South African Jewish community, as represented by the South African Jewish Board of Deputies, know who we are and we will speak for ourselves
Is Zionism growing in South Africa?
Some say support for Zionism is growing and equate criticism of Israel as antisemitic, while others say their religion doesn’t mean they support Tel Aviv
Durban woman murdered in alleged Islamophobic attack
Halima Hoosen-Preston was killed in her home apparently after an altercation with a local man whose relatives were killed in Israel
Mogoeng Mogoeng: A chief justice for such a time as this
The JCC’s recent ruling against the chief justice is a win for accountability that enforces the principles of judicial authority
Mogoeng’s Palestine stance calls into question his role at the ConCourt
We can only conclude that he ‘willingly and knowingly lent his personal credibility — and that of his office — to a white-washing of Israeli crimes’
Editorial: Keep fighting the good fight
We have to keep battling, because it all has to do with people in public office who are making important decisions about the nation’s future.
Cosas allegedly dumps pig’s head in Woolworths store
Cosas members allegedly placed a pig’s head in the meat section of a Woolworths store in Cape Town, in protest of their trade relations with Israel.
Jewish Board of Deputies condemns ‘Tutu no better than Hitler’ report
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies said that the report likening Archbishop Desmond Tutu to Hitler and Stalin is a misuse of Jewish history.
Zionists and Wits students clash over jazz concert
The row at Wits over an alleged racial and ethnic profiling tactic by Zionist organisations to control access to the a jazz concert has intensified.
Apartheid link is born of ignorance
Two representatives from Palestine and Israel repeatedly heard the region’s conflict called "apartheid". They explain why this idea is inaccurate.
Arch-enemies: What’s not to like about Desmond Tutu?
While a great many people around the world are wishing the best for Archbishop Tutu on his 80th birthday, the cleric still has a fair few detractors.
South Africans divided on Palestinian UN bid
President Zuma supports the Palestinian bid to seek a seat at the UN, but not all SA voices who feel they have a stake in the matter favour the move.
UJ split with Israeli University ‘narrow minded’
The severing of ties between UJ and Ben Gurion University is a blow to academic freedom, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies said on Wednesday.
Dismissal of Market Theatre Lab’s Motloung welcomed
The dismissal of head of the Market Theatre’s Laboratory following alleged anti-Semitic comments was welcomed by the SA Jewish Board of Deputies.