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Protesters anything but happy with Pharrell Williams, Woolworths by Tammy Petersen

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Cape Town – Hundreds of protesters waved Palestinian flags near the entrance of GrandWest Casino on Monday in the build-up to Grammy Award-winning artist Pharrell Williams’s concert… The internationally acclaimed producer and performer has come under fire for collaborating with local retail group Woolworths who have been the focus of local pro-Palestine activists for their trade with Israel… “Pharell has blood on his hands,” a representative from the South African Communist Party told the cheering masses. “Genocide is taking place and the world is silent about this.”

Continue reading at http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Protesters-anything-but-happy-with-Pharrell-WIlliams-Woolworths-20150921

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Fury as Israel Refuses Visa to South African Politician by L. Herbst

Nzimande who is also general secretary of the South African Communist Party claimed in the past that Israel was waging a “vicious campaign” against the Palestinians and called for South Africa to boycott Israeli imports in retaliation. He said that the Palestinians are being massacred for the crime of demanding the return of their land and self-determination. “This genocidal campaign must be condemned in the strongest terms possible,” he said.

Continue reading at http://www.newsrecord.co/fury-israel-refuses-visa-south-african-politician/

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