The Food and Allied Workersâ Union (FAWU) has condemned three major South African food stores – Shoprite Checkers, Pick ân Pay and Fruit and Veg – for their import of agricultural produce from Israel. In a press statement released on 23 January the Union state: âWe are appalled at the insensitivity towards the plight of […]
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The Domino Effect: World Council of Churches joins growing movement for divestment against Israel
This week the World Council of Churches (WCC) joined an ever expanding movement across the Christian World and condemned the âillegalâ Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza while highlighting plans to apply âeconomic pressureâ on Israel. Reminiscent of the Anti-Apartheid boycotts which rocked the racist regime of South Africa during the 1980s, the […]
The Domino Effect: World Council of Churches joins growing movement for divestment against Israel
This week the World Council of Churches (WCC) joined an ever expanding movement across the Christian World and condemned the “illegal” Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza while highlighting plans to apply “economic pressure” on Israel. Reminiscent of the Anti-Apartheid boycotts which rocked the racist regime of South Africa during the 1980s, the […]
Cries of “Free Free Palestine” and “Isolate Apartheid Israel” fill the streets of South Africa to oppose the Israeli officials’ visit.
***image2***The streets of Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban reverberated this weekend with cries of âFree Free Palestineâ, âIsolate Apartheid Israelâ, “Boycott Israel” and âNo to Bantustansâ, to mark the forthcoming visit of Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to South Africa. Thousands of people took to the streets. On Saturdayâs evening news, scenes from the […]
Cries of “Free Free Palestine” and “Isolate Apartheid Israel” fill the streets of South Africa to oppose the Israeli officials’ visit.
***image2***The streets of Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban reverberated this weekend with cries of âFree Free Palestineâ, âIsolate Apartheid Israelâ, “Boycott Israel” and âNo to Bantustansâ, to mark the forthcoming visit of Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to South Africa. Thousands of people took to the streets. On Saturdayâs evening news, scenes from the […]
International Protest Against Israeli War Crimes in Rafah
***image1***For the past week Israel has been rampaging through Rafah, massacring civilians and demolitioning homes in an operation aimed at annihilating a major part of the refugee camp near the border between Gaza and Egypt. Part of this operation will be the continued construction of the 7km Iron Wall that runs through the border area. […]
International Protest Against Israeli War Crimes in Rafah
***image1***For the past week Israel has been rampaging through Rafah, massacring civilians and demolitioning homes in an operation aimed at annihilating a major part of the refugee camp near the border between Gaza and Egypt. Part of this operation will be the continued construction of the 7km Iron Wall that runs through the border area. […]
International Protest Against Israeli War Crimes in Rafah
***image1***For the past week Israel has been rampaging through Rafah, massacring civilians and demolitioning homes in an operation aimed at annihilating a major part of the refugee camp near the border between Gaza and Egypt. Part of this operation will be the continued construction of the 7km Iron Wall that runs through the border area. […]