By Kouthar Sambo “We work together on that which brings goodness and piety and do not work together on that which creates wrong and enmity.” These were the liberating words of the Muslim Judicial Council’s (MJC) Second Deputy President Sheikh Riad Fataar, as discussions were underway at the Council’s offices[…]
‘The nightmare in Gaza is more than a humanitarian crisis. It is a crisis of humanity,’ he said. United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has strengthened his calls for a ceasefire as Palestinian authorities reported that more than 10,000 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on Gaza. The secretary-general told reporters[…]
By Kouthar Sambo Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has announced that the South African government will be withdrawing all its diplomats from Tel Aviv, Israel, following the increased aggressions brought on by Israeli forces against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Speaking on VOC’s Drive Time show earlier today, former South[…]
Top diplomat says Israel’s retaliation against the Hamas attacks has become a ‘collective punishment’ of Palestinians. The South African government has said it will recall all diplomats from Israel to “signal” its concern over the situation in Gaza. Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, a minister in the president’s office, said on Monday that[…]
By Kouthar Sambo The Al Quds Foundation (SA), together with several other organisations, hosted a picket in the Cape Town CBD today. The picket was held in support of the besieged Palestinians, who are currently under attack by Israeli forces in Gaza. Anti-Apartheid activist Dr Allan Boesak said the situation[…]
“Gaza holds no schools as all schools are destroyed due to Israel’s ongoing war atrocities. The situation has resulted in dozens of Palestinian children being martyred.” These are the heartbreaking words of a former teacher and leader of non-violent resistance in the colonization and wall resistance commission, Abdallah Abu Ragma.[…]
By Kouthar Sambo The Al Quds Foundation (SA) and the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) will be hosting a picket tomorrow, 1 November, from 12:00 until 14:00. The coordinator of the Al Quds Foundation and the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC), Younis Allie, clarified the details of the event which was initially[…]
A 7-year-old girl drew a Palestinian flag with her coloured pencils; a 10-year-old boy chanted while carrying his school bag, “No way, no how, we will not give up the land” and a 15-year-old girl wrote the word Gaza on her hands. Perhaps Israel does not realise the extent of[…]
Aerial footage shows large crowds in central London, hours after Israel’s military widened its air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip Hundreds of thousands of pro-Palestine supporters poured onto the streets of central London on Saturday to demand Israel halt its bombing campaign and siege of the Gaza Strip after the heaviest night of[…]
The head of the government media office in Gaza, Salama Marouf, said on Saturday evening that Gaza stands alone today in defense of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Islamic and Christian holy sites, Anadolu reports. Addressing a press conference in front of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, Marouf stated: “Today, Gaza stands alone[…]
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