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Israel is an essential ally to Africa
Israel is an essential ally to Africa Since Israel was revived as a modern Jewish state in 1948, it has provided essential aid to countries in Africa. By ROWAN POLOVIN Published in Jerusalem Post, 12 October, 2021 Israel is no mere observer of Africa, but an important...
Legal Services Ombudsman Judge Desai should be held accountable for contravening the Judicial Oath.
Legal Services Ombudsman Judge Desai should be held accountable for contravening the Judicial Oath. An officer of the South African court should not support an anti-Jewish extremist organisation, Hamas. Today, the South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) has submitted...
Twentieth anniversary of anti-Israel hate fest a spectacular flop
Twentieth anniversary of anti-Israel hate fest a spectacular flop By ROWAN POLOVIN Published in SA Jewish Report, 7 October, 2021 At the turn of the 21st century, five decades after the Holocaust, the infamous Durban conference became the latest hotbed of antisemitism...
We should not commemorate the antisemitism of Durban
Pro-Gaza, anti-Israel demonstrators in Cape Town, August 9, 2014.Credit: Reuters We should not commemorate the antisemitism of DurbanBy ROWAN POLOVINPublished in Jerusalem Post, 21 September, 2021 It is no coincidence that South Africa was chosen as the ground...
Message from SA Friends of Israel Spokesperson, Bafana Modise
Message from WIZO SA Past President, Tamar Lazarus
The Day the World Changed for International Jewry
The Day the World Changed for International Jewry By Michael Kransdorff For most, 9/11, was the day the world changed forever. But for me, and a small band of Jewish activists, the implosion had already taken place one week earlier at the United Nations World...
An Esther moment during Durban I
An Esther moment during Durban I By Chris Eden The days of the conference were dark and vicious days. The Jewish community in South Africa were largely underprepared for the viciousness of assault on Israel and the extremity of the slogans, materials on sale, t-shirts...
Message from Zionist Federation of Australia
Durban 2001-Memories from the frontline
Durban 2001 - Memories from the frontline By Jack Bloom I attended the NGO forum that preceded the World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) held in Durban in August 2001. I was unprepared for the brazen lies and naked Jew-hatred at a supposed human rights event. No...
