Palestinian children detained in the occupied Palestinian territory are being abused by Israeli forces and “routinely” interrogated without the presence of their parents, according to a report released Monday by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The report comes as the number of Palestinian children arrested by Israel more than doubled since[…]
Cape Town runner Mervin Steenkamp was given a warm and rapturous welcome at Cape Town International airport on Wednesday afternoon, fresh from his win at a global marathon in Palestine. Steenkamp, a man from an impoverished background, did the Mother City proud when he won the The Right to Movement[…]
The Institute of Palestine and South Africa (IPSA) in collaboration with In Transformation have begun the first session of the Forum for Dialogue for Palestine “The Future of Palestine: A National Project”. IPSA is a non-governmental institute funded by South African civil society. The main emphasis of the work is[…]
Palestinians both inside Palestine and in the diaspora are commemorating Land Day today in order to stress their commitment to their right to the land and their ownership of it. Land Day dates back to March1976 when the Israeli authorities seized thousands of acres of privately owned land in areas[…]
Israel’s Knesset on Monday night passed the first reading of a bill that would allow MKs to expel lawmakers, in what has been roundly condemned as a political campaign launched against the parliament’s Palestinian members. The law could see lawmakers suspended from their duties if voted for by 90 MKs,[…]
OPINION by Iqbal Jassat As South Africa emerged from the annual calendar event known as #IsraelApartheidWeek (IAW), the country has plunged into an abyss of shame following huge controversies arising from allegations of “state capture”. Dark, threatening clouds gathered around the Presidency and the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to come[…]
The UN has urged Israel to “halt and reverse” its illegal land appropriation in the occupied West Bank, calling the latest seizure an “impediment to the two-State solution.” The US also criticized the move as undermining a long-term solution. The news of the seizure of 579 acres (234 hectares) near[…]
The University of Cape Town (IAW) was buzzing on Thursday with students gathering on Jameson Steps on upper campus to partake in an Israeli Apartheid Week rally organized by the UCT Palestinian Solidarity Forum (PSF). The rally hosted a number of speakers all there showing their support for the Palestine. The[…]
As Israeli Apartheid Week continues, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation and the South African Tamil Federation, in a show of solidarity with occupied peoples, convened a seminar that focused on the “Similarities and Challenges Facing the People of Sri-Lanka and the People of Palestine”. The discussion was led by the executive[…]
OPINION by STEVEN FRIEDMAN The country is ours, where the self-importance of the solidarity movement glosses over the fact that its successes are limited to one successful, never repeated, march two years ago. The movement’s most visible face, BDS SA, seems to have largely given up on the society, focussing[…]
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