Professional BDS in South Africa overpowers pro-Israel lobby, says former AIPAC man (VIDEO)
The BDS movement is overpowering the pro-Israel lobby in South Africa, Howard Sackstein said in an interview with the Israeli newspaper Haaretz yesterday. Sackstein has worked for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the largest pro-Israel lobby organization in the US. South African BDS activists are “professionals” In the interview, Sackstein warned the pro-Israel [...]
A Barrage of Stories
Very early tomorrow morning I head to South Africa for my first trip there in nearly a year. I’ll be there for three weeks and will be upping my frequency and volume of posting. But in the meantime, here is a deluge of stories that have been piling up in my tabs: At The Atlantic [...]
Lessons from the South African anti-apartheid struggle
For many years I supported the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa as a member of the Holland Committee on Southern Africa (HCSA). I apply what I learned in supporting the Palestinian people to achieve freedom, justice and equality including the right of return for refugees. Dutch and South African anti-apartheid activists provided input to broaden [...]
South Africa: 2011 in Review
Happy New Year, everyone. Before you look forward to 2012 it’s time to look back at South Africa’s 2011. 1. Summary of 2011 There were three issues that defined 2011 in South Africa. 1) By far the most significant of these was the controversy over the Protection of State Information Bill. For many years the [...]
Jury declares Israel an apartheid state at Russell Tribunal meeting in Cape Town
The Russell Tribunal on Palestine recently held sessions in Cape Town to assess if Israel’s practices against the Palestinian people are a breach of the prohibition on apartheid under international law. On 5-6 November, the jury of the tribunal heard many witnesses testify on apartheid and persecution. The sessions were hosted by the District Six Museum which is located in [...]
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