Imtiaz Sooliman (founder and leader of Gift of the Givers) has repeatedly made statements invoking classic antisemitic conspiracy tropes about Jewish/Zionist global control through money, fear, power, and influence. Critics (including the South African Jewish Board of Deputies, SA Jewish Report, JNS, and analysts like David May of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies) describe these as antisemitic because they echo longstanding myths of Jewish world domination, often using “Zionists” as a substitute for “Jews” while denying the label of antisemitism and accusing critics of abusing the term.

Key statements made by Sooliman

• October 5, 2024, Cape Town rally (marking the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks, held under a “We are all Hamas” banner with Hamas/Hezbollah flags displayed):
• “Every time we protested, the Zionists were too clever. They were arrogant, acting with impunity, putting fear into you. … They run the world with fear. They control the world with money. And every time you say something, they terrify you and they say it’s antisemitic. But I’ve got a message for them. Find a new narrative, this one is dull, boring, and stupid.”
• November 23, 2024, Congress of Business and Economics gala in Johannesburg (praising South Africa’s ICJ case against Israel):
• “The ICJ case did something more important than taking Israel to court. It showed them that we have nothing to fear. Because they rule the world with fear, with money, with power, with influence. They’re getting away with their deception, their lies, their control, and their power. It’s time to expose who they are, what they do, the lies they speak, the people they control.”
• He added: “This war isn’t the end of Gaza, this war is the end of Israel. It’s going to happen very, very soon.”
• Sooliman has also called Israel “baby killers, murderers of innocent civilians, journalists, health care and humanitarian-aid workers” and declared he follows only Koranic law (not international or human law), claiming “Allah himself has instructed me.”

Statements/actions by Gift of the Givers (the organization)

The organization (under Sooliman’s leadership) has amplified similar content on its platforms:

• February 4, 2026: Gift of the Givers shared a TikTok video (captioned “You cannot be a Christian and support Israel”) by South African creator Dene Cohen. It claims Christians cannot support Israel, calls support for Israel “an abomination and a heresy,” and alleges that “modern-day Zionists” and Jews teach their children that Jesus is a “pervert” and “sinner” condemned to a “pot of hot excrement” (a distorted reference to Talmudic texts). It also calls Jews “identity thieves” who are “not the original Israelites” and accuses them of faking Jewish identity while committing “genocide.” The organization encouraged donations to its Palestine work alongside the post.