Current Issues
Hypocritical ANC stands with pariahs over Israel
Hypocritical ANC stands with pariahs over Israel The South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) is astounded by the African National Congress's (ANC) ill-conceived attempt to stand alongside an international pariah organisation and bash Israel with unique opprobrium...
South African government should be condemning, not condoning, Palestinian extremism
South African government should be condemning, not condoning, Palestinian extremism The South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) notes that the South African government has jumped on the opportunity to bash Israel for doing what any responsible country would to...
KEY FACTS ON ISRAEL-GAZA FLARE-UP
After several days of closures in the South of Israel and security alerts, Israel announced that it launched “Operation Breaking Dawn” on August 5 2022 as part of an effort to reduce threats posed by the Iranian-armed and funded Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), an...
DIRCO Minister Pandor places Palestinian agenda over interests of South Africans
DIRCO Minister Pandor places Palestinian agenda over interests of South Africans The South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) is outraged at the speech DIRCO (Department of International Relations and Cooperation) Minister Naledi Pandor made at the Palestinian African...
Emily Schrader discusses what’s next for Israel’s Knesset 2022
The Israeli Knesset has dissolved (30 June 2022) after a year, with Prime Minister Naftali Bennet at the helm. Yair Lapid has become the interim Prime Minister, until the 5th election (in the last 4 years) will take place in October 2022.SABC News - The Globe, host...
Peter Ndoro interviews Maurice Hirsch on Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh’s death
As has been widely reported, the ongoing investigation as to who killed Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, is on going. Dangerous tropes and speculations have been circulating, despite concrete evidence. Israel, on countless occasions has requested a joint...
SA Zionist Federation Disgusted by Billboards Abusing Mandela’s Name
SA Zionist Federation Disgusted by Billboards Abusing Mandela’s Name The South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) is disgusted by the recent billboards installed in Johannesburg by the antisemitic hate group Africa4Palestine. The billboards make a dishonest comparison...
DIRCO condemnation of Israel for shooting of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh without confirmation of facts, irresponsible and incendiary
DIRCO condemnation of Israel for shooting of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh without confirmation of facts, irresponsible and incendiary Last night (Wednesday 11 May 2022), South Africa’s DIRCO (Department of International Relations and Cooperation) issued a damning...
Tragic Shooting of Al Jazeera Journalist – Circumstances Unclear and Investigation Under Way
Tragic Shooting of Al Jazeera Journalist - Circumstances Unclear and Investigation Under Way This morning a veteran Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Aqla, was killed in Jenin, during Palestinian and Israeli clashes. It is not clear yet who killed her, but initial...
Franchising “Apartheid”: Why South Africans Push the Analogy
Franchising “Apartheid”: Why South Africans Push the Analogy By Rhoda Kadalie with Julia I. Bertelsmann March 2008, Z-word https://z-word.com/ On a cold night in Johannesburg last year, a bus pulled up outside the American consulate. It was the 40th anniversary of the...
