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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

Protesters hold a banner with a Star of David during a rally to condemn the alleged anti-Semitic gang rape of a 12-year-old girl, during a rally, in Paris on June 19, 2024, following the indictment of two 13-year-olds for gang rape, death threats, anti-Semitic insults and violence. (Photo by MAGALI COHEN/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)

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

Protest: Jews for a Free Palestine demonstrate in support of Gaza in Cape Town shortly after the Hamas attack on Israel and Israel’s counter-attack. Photo: Rodger Bosch/AFP

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

South Africa’s Jewish and Muslim communities have condemned the killing of Halima Hoosen-Preston and the knife assault on her family at their home in Durban, in what appears to be an Islamophobic attack.
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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’s new party, the All African Alliance Movement is following the script with a crudely xenophobic orientation.
(Madelene Cronjé)

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

Outgoing chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng.

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’

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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.

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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.

‘Given the lamentable gulf between science and arts education in South Africa we need to begin to learn how to frame a shared conversation.’ (Supplied)

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?

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.

Palestinians lash out over document leak

Livni trip to South Africa postponed

Amid calls for her arrest, the trip to SA by Israel’s former foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, has been postponed due to a labour strike.

Hawks ‘deliberating’ Livni matter

Hawks ‘deliberating’ Livni matter

The Hawks on Tuesday deliberated whether there were grounds to issue an arrest warrant for former Israel foreign minister Tzipi Livni, due in SA soon.

Tutu’s call for opera to boycott Israel gets strong reaction

Tutu’s call for opera to boycott Israel gets strong reaction

The SA Jewish Board of Deputies on Wednesday rejected a call by Archbishop Desmond Tutu for the Cape Town Opera to cancel a planned trip to Israel.

Black Management Forum takes aim at media

The Black Management Forum on Wednesday added its voice to attacks on the media, accusing newsrooms of double standards.

Goldstone ‘delighted’ to be attending bar mitzvah

Judge Richard Goldstone would attend his grandson’s bar mitzvah in Johannesburg next month, the SA Jewish Board of Deputies said on Friday evening.