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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 526

South African Jewish Board of Deputies

Protesters hold placards and an Israeli flag during a demonstration denouncing the South African government's silence on abuse of hostages held by Hamas, in Johannesburg on March 8, 2024. (OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP)
March 8, 2024, 2:42 pm
South African Jewish women rally against government’s silence on abuse of hostages
Marking International Women’s Day, protest organizer says Jewish women held to extra burden of proof, calls out hypocrisy of president for not speaking out for captives
By AFP and ToI Staff
David Teeger is the captain of South Africa's under-19 national cricket team. (Screenshot from YouTube/The South African Jewish Report via JTA)
January 16, 2024, 11:00 pm
Diadora executive in South Africa announces boycott of Jewish cricket player
Italy-based sportwear maker mum on local director’s pledge to sponsor no games featuring David Teeger over his pro-Israel stance
By Canaan Lidor
File: South Africans protest against Israeli actions in Gaza, outside parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, May 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)
March 10, 2023, 2:42 pm
South African parliament symbolically votes to downgrade Israel ties
Resolution calling for embassy to become liaison office must be adopted by government to come into effect; Foreign Ministry slams ‘shameful and disgraceful’ vote
By Michael Horovitz
Screenshots of two anti-Semitic tweets that have since been removed (screen grab)
October 27, 2020, 6:34 pm
South African Jews celebrate first criminal conviction for online anti-Semitism
Local man had tweeted at Jewish umbrella group that the Holocaust would ‘be like a picnic when we are done with you Zionist bastards’; sentence to be handed down Friday
By Raphael Ahren
Illustrative photo of the Old Synagogue on Paul Kruger Street in Pretoria, South Africa. (CC BY-SA PHParsons, Wikimedia Commons)
February 4, 2020, 6:13 am
Anti-Semitic incidents fall to 15-year low in South Africa
Drop comes despite global trend of increasing anti-Semitic activity in countries with significant Jewish populations
By JTA
Firemen and rescue workers walk through the debris after a terrorist attack on Israel's embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March 17, 1992. (Don Rypka/AP)
January 14, 2020, 4:40 pm
Despite danger, Soleimani killing not changing Jewish security around the world
Iran and its proxies have retaliated against Jewish targets before, yet communities say their primary concern remains anti-Semitism, not being dragged into US-Iran conflict
By Sam Sokol
A fire burns in Beit Midrash Morasha, also known as Arthur’s Road Shul in Cape Town, South Africa on December 4, 2018 (Screenshot/YouTube)
December 6, 2018, 4:23 am
Fire guts a Cape Town synagogue, burning 7 Torah scrolls
No injuries in the blaze and investigators find no signs of foul play
By JTA
South African model Shashi Naidoo (r) apologizes for supporting Israel on June 20, 2018. (Screen capture: YouTube)
July 25, 2018, 5:09 pm
Israel bars entry to South African model on BDS-organized ‘re-education trip’
After receiving death threats for social media posts supporting Israel, Shashi Naidoo retracted her comments and agreed to join anti-Israel program
By ToI Staff
A German flag with Nazi swastika graffitied on a wall in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 20, 2018. (South Africa Jewish Board of Deputies)
June 29, 2018, 8:33 pm
South African Jews file police complaint against 3 for ‘gross anti-Semitism’
Community leader says attacks, threats becoming increasingly inflammatory, warns prevalent anti-Israel sentiment is spilling over into racist slurs against Jews
By ToI Staff
A German flag with Nazi swastika graffitied on a wall in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 20, 2018. (South Africa Jewish Board of Deputies)
June 21, 2018, 7:19 pm
‘We’re called scum, rats, pigs’: S. Africa’s Jews protest soaring anti-Semitism
Community head: Anti-Israel sentiment spilling over into ‘hateful slurs’ against Jews: We’re being warned our time is coming, and told Holocaust will be a picnic by comparison
By ToI Staff
African National Congress delegates cheer the closing speech of newly elected African National Congress (ANC) President, Cyril Rampahosa, on the final day of the 54th ANC conference at the NASREC Expo Centre in Johannesburg, December 20, 2017. (AFP/Wikus De Wet)
May 15, 2018, 11:21 pm
South African leaders tell country’s Jews to reject ‘Nazi-like’ Israel
Ruling ANC party calls Israel a ‘blight on humanity,’ that must be treated like a pariah; Jewish community says Pretoria showing double-standard, veering into anti-Semitism
By Raphael Ahren
Black First Land First (BLF) leader Andile Mngxitama, July 2017. (Screen capture: YouTube)
September 5, 2017, 10:53 pm
South African Jews sue politician over Holocaust tweets
Board of Deputies want Andile Mngxitama to apologize for praising ‘lampshades and Jewish soap’ and attend genocide education program
By ToI Staff
Senior South African trade unionist Bongani Masuku speaking at a BDS South Africa event in December, 2016. (Screen capture: YouTube)
June 30, 2017, 4:15 pm
South African official must apologize for hate speech
Court demands senior trade union figure say sorry for threatening Jewish community and saying they ‘must leave the country’
By JTA
Illustrative: Students at the King David Victory Park school in Johannesburg, South Africa at a Holocaust Remembrance Day event in 2017. (YouTube screenshot)
May 30, 2017, 6:26 pm
South African student apologizes for anti-Semitic taunts at Holocaust play
Principal of school expresses remorse to country’s leading Jewish body for pupil’s shouting of ‘Heil Hitler’
By JTA
Mmusi Maimane, who heads South Africa's Democratic Alliance party (screen grab Facebook)
January 12, 2017, 11:43 pm
South African parties tussle over senior politician’s Israel trip
Mandela would turn in his grave if he knew opposition leader visited Jerusalem, ANC says, challenging rival party to say if it believes Israel practices apartheid
By Raphael Ahren
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