A former PHD student in Cell Biology at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has made an impassioned plea to former colleagues and students at the UCT medical school, in an attempt to raise funds for much needed supplies in the conflict hit Gaza Strip. Saeb Hussein Aliwaini, a Palestinian[…]
The pursuit of justice for the people of Palestine is a righteous cause that the people of Israel should support, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu said on Friday. “Recent weeks had witnessed unprecedented action by members of civil society across the world against the injustice of Israel’s disproportionately brutal response to[…]
Many Palestinians living close to the Israeli border have returned to piles of rubble where their homes once stood, as a fragile five-day ceasefire extension between Hamas and Israel entered its second day. Calm held on Friday morning as the two sides in the Gaza conflict pondered Egyptian-mediated efforts to[…]
Amid the multitude of striking posters and banners at the historic 200 000 strong SA March for Gaza on Saturday 9th August was a distinctive piece of artwork created in honour of Palestinian children. The colourful banner – Remember Gaza’s Children – tells the story of Gaza’s brave youth, killed[…]
The SA Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) and Cosatu’s Western Cape secretary Tony Ehrenreich said on Thursday they intended laying charges against each other. The SAJBD accused Ehrenreich of hate speech and inciting violence against the Jewish community through a post on his Facebook page. Ehrenreich’s post read: “The time[…]
Health officials in Gaza have warned of an impending health catastrophe in the conflict stricken enclave, expressing fears that over crowding in the UN-run schools may give rise to the spread of infectious diseases. The situation has been worsened by a massive shortage of health supplies at the regions various[…]
Hamas has said it will not sign a peace deal with Israel that fails to meet the demands of its people. Khalil al-Haya, the Palestinian group’s negotiator at the talks in Egypt seeking to stop fighting in Gaza, said on Thursday they were negotiating with a difficult side “versed in[…]
OPINION by Andriques Che Petersen For the past week or so I have been researching nuances in Judaism, Islam and the Abrahamic faiths to counter an article written by Pakistani-Canadian writer Ali A. Rizvi on the dangers of associating with being pro-Israeli or pro-Palestine. I was geared up and ready[…]
Israel and Gaza rebels were holding their fire Thursday morning after a new truce got off to a shaky start, with night-time Palestinian rocket fire followed by Israeli air strikes. The Israeli army said that there had been no fighting for several hours, since Israeli air raids into Gaza finished[…]
A coalition of humanitarian NGO’s from across the world have decided to re-launch an aid flotilla, to challenge the Israeli blockade on the war ravaged Gaza Strip. The decision comes in the midst of intense discussions between Hamas and Israel, which are also set to address the issue of the[…]
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