The SA Zionist Federation (SAZF) has expressed its outrage at moves to arrest Shimon Peres when he arrives in South Africa this week. The former Israeli prime minister will be in the country this weekend for a fundraising dinner hosted by the Zionist lobby. Palestinian solidarity groups in South Africa[…]
The Israeli authorities on Monday returned the bodies of three Palestinians who where shot dead by Israeli forces last week — two after carrying out an attack on Israelis and one during clashes. The bodies of Yasir al-Shawarma and Omar Muhammad Amro were released to their families at the Ofer[…]
The Muslim Lawyers Association (MLA) on Monday took urgent steps to secure the arrest of former Israeli Prime Minister, Shimon Peres. The MLA lodged documents with the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) requesting its intervention in the case. Peres is tipped to arrive in South Africa for a fund raising event[…]
As the voices of discontent grows against the visit of Shimon Peres, a group of South African Jews opposed to the Israeli apartheid regime plan to stage a protest outside an event the former prime minister is expected to address. The 92 year old Israeli statesman will be in Johannesburg[…]
Local pro-Palestinian activists have warned that they will not allow former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres on South African shores. Peres is expected to visit South Africa for a one day visit on February 28th, in order to raise funds for the Israel United Appeal and United Communal Fund. The[…]
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that his government is planning stages of a multi-year project to surround the entirety of Israel with security barriers to defend against what he called “wild beasts” in the region. Haaretz quoted Netanyahu as saying: “At the end, in the State of[…]
Professor Uri Davis will be on a South African speaking tour as part of the 12th annual international #IsraeliApartheidWeek (IAW) campaign between the 7th and 13th of March. The speaking tour is made possible by the Palestinian Embassy in South Africa. Dr Uri Davis has been at the forefront of[…]
Attendees of an Israeli Knesset Education Committee meeting on Tuesday called for the dismissal of former Foreign Ministry director Alon Liel after the official criticized the Israeli right and supported efforts to end Israel’s ongoing military occupation. Liel, also a former Israeli ambassador to South Africa, initially came under fire in[…]
Israeli forces shot a 16-year-old Palestinian boy during clashes in the southern district of Hebron’s Al-Arrub camp on Tuesday. Doctors at the al-Mizan hospital in Hebron told Ma’an News the boy was shot in the chest during the clashes. He was evacuated to the hospital but succumbed to his wounds.[…]
The European Union (EU) made a statement calling on Israel to stop the demolition of Palestinian houses on Saturday, reiterating its opposition to Israeli settlement expansion in occupied Palestinian territories. “In the past weeks there have been a number of developments in Area C of the West Bank, which risk[…]
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