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The Palestinian Solidarity Campaign (PSC) takes a stand against the ongoing attacks in Jenin on The Voice of the Cape

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Following the ongoing recent attacks on the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, a vigil for Jenin was organized by the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign (PSC) in Promenade, Sea Point, yesterday. The aim was to commemorate the cold-blooded genocide committed by the Israeli occupation forces who continue to launch airstrikes on innocent Palestinians.

… “We stand in solidarity with the Palestinians in their revolt against the despotic rule and tyranny of Apartheid Israel. The vigil is emblematic of the ongoing Nakba (catastrophic) and genocide of Palestinians at the hands of Apartheid Israel,” said [Usuf] Chikte.

Continue reading at https://www.vocfm.co.za/the-palestinian-solidarity-campaign-psc-takes-a-stand-against-the-ongoing-attacks-in-jenin/

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“It is 75 years of agony, 75 years of killing and murder, 75 years of genocide” by Kouthar Sambo

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Once the crowd eventually arrived at Parliament, various political organizations, activists, and religious scholars addressed the crowd and delivered their speeches on the Israeli oppression and genocide committed against Palestinians on a daily basis. “It is 75 years of agony, 75 years of killing and murder, 75 years of genocide – so it’s not a once-off catastrophe, it’s been going on for 75 years,” says Director of Al-Quds Foundation of South Africa Sheikh Ebrahim Gabriels.

… National spokesperson of Al Jama-ah, advocate Shameemah Salie outlines the daily life of Palestinians living in the besieged Gaza Strip. “We talk about load-shedding in South Africa, in Gaza there is constant load-shedding, there is the constant difficulty of securing a basic right of water in Palestine, their homes are bombed, and their children are killed, there is a genocide and an ethnic cleansing that’s been happening for 75 years.” 

Continue watching at https://www.vocfm.co.za/it-is-75-years-of-agony-75-years-of-killing-and-murder-75-years-of-genocide/

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Chief Justice’s views on Israel are guided by religion, not the Constitution by Martin Jansen

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As South Africa, we now have a serious dilemma where our chief justice implicitly supports a modern day colonial genocide with disregard for the human rights of the native Palestinians. In concrete terms what are the implications for our judiciary where the highest official of the land is guided by religion in his political opinions and actions? How could this possibly not influence crucial cases that land up in the Constitutional Court — many of which relate to the unfinished business of spartheid and colonialism such as the land question, housing, discrimination?

Continue reading at https://mg.co.za/opinion/2020-06-26-chief-justices-views-on-israel-are-guided-by-religion-not-the-constitution/

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Cape Town: Pro-Palestinian Group & Woolies to Meet by Nomsa Mdhluli

A group of pro-Palestine demonstrators have gathered outside of Woolworths in Cape Town’s CBD on 26 November 2014. Picture: Regan Thaw/EWN
Picture: Regan Thaw/EWN

A pro-Palestine NGO and Woolworths are expected to meet within the next two weeks to resolve their differences over the retail giant doing business with Israeli companies.

Demonstrators staged a protest outside Woolworths’ Cape Town head offices on Wednesday where the company was holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM). Demonstrators are part of the National Coalition for Palestine (NC4P), which is spearheading a campaign calling on the retail giant to stop trading with Israeli companies. As a demonstrator read out the names of Palestinians killed in fighting to Israeli forces, others spontaneously shouted ‘Woolworths supports genocide’.

Continue reading at http://ewn.co.za/2014/11/27/Pro-Palestine-group-and-Woolworths-to-meet

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