As the world today spitefully refuses to recognize a Jewish connection to its capital, one South African recalls that same hateful expression 34 years ago as body parts were strewn across a street in Jerusalem. Living today in Cape Town, Soprano, Futurist and Mystic, Belinda Silbert (Metlitzky) is a household name in South Africa, having […]
Shame on you, Mandla Mandela! Written by: By David E. Kaplan “Israel is 1/59th the size of our beloved South Africa. Why do we not pick on our own size? South Africa has become a bullying country. Mandela, we miss you madly.” This quote came from a resident in Johannesburg and appeared earlier this week as […]
South Africa's largest church, Zion Christian Church, went to Israel on a fact-finding mission, exactly one year ago today. Read on to find out what they learned about the Holy Land.
By Dave Bloom: During my recent visit to Harare in April this year, I witnessed the shocking regression in all spheres of life in Zimbabwe, and the government under Robert Mugabe appeared well entrenched and not about to go anywhere. At the venerable age of 93, Mugabe had declared that he was planning to run […]
#YallaYebo Creating SA-Israel dialogue through images By Benji Shulman There is no doubt that the world needs more dialogue these days – people need to talk across geography, religion, culture, race, nationality, gender and creed. Just because dialogue is needed, doesn’t mean that it must take place in a traditional talking format. With the advent […]
In the Book of Genesis, Noah was called on by God to save the animals of the world; It may be modern day Israelis who will again be called upon to perform that same task. Albert Einstein, once said, “Our task must be to free ourselves… by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all […]
By Peter Bailey For Two Jews in SA, “Black Land Ownership Matters” The dreaded Apartheid regime may have ‘gone with the wind’ but there is a relic from that era that remains and is reminiscent in the words of Margaret Mitchell’s immortal classic Gone With The Wind: “The land is the only thing in the […]
There may be no Nelson Mandela imprisoned on a Robben Island today but it feels if all the values he stood for are – for they are clearly absent from mainland South Africa. South Africa is losing its moral compass. Others less generous would say it lost it some time back. This article will […]
By Peter Bailey The recent shenanigans of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and their Commander in Chief, Julius Malema, in protesting the Centenary of the Balfour Declaration in front of the Israeli Embassy in Pretoria fascinated me. My thoughts were that not many in that crowd of protesters actually had any real knowledge whatsoever of […]
*by Luba Mayekiso DEISI International recently hosted its 2nd Annual South Africa Night to Honour Israel (SANTHI) in Johannesburg on Sunday 22nd October 2017. Whilst DEISI shares a common focus with the growing number of Israel advocacy groups in South Africa, the organisation is creating a niche with its Night to Honour Israel event. It […]
Dear Friends On the 2nd of November 2017, the EFF (Economic Freedom Front) and several anti-Israel detractors marched on the Israeli Embassy in Pretoria to protest….. the 100th year since the Balfour Declaration, which paved the way for the creation of a modern Jewish state in our ancient homeland. The EFF claimed that they had […]
It was like a scene from the ‘Walking Dead’ TV series – incomprehensible grunts from a mob hell-bent on madness “We Are Marching To Pretoria” is a popular old South African folk song. Many of senior years could today still sing it being well versed with both the lyrics and the tune. However, ask these […]
South Africa’s “horny” immigrants get a new lease on life in Israel! South Africa’s rhinos once flourished on the country’s vast savannah. One of the “big five” that made South African safari a desirable destination for anyone wanting to experience the unique pleasure of seeing her animals in their natural habitat. Sadly, these beautiful, noble […]
by Howard Feldman As is the case with many emerging markets, South Africa has relied on its vast amount of natural resources to drive the economy. Gold, diamonds, platinum, copper, manganese and chrome are some of the commodities that have sustained and fed the development of the country. But commodity prices fluctuate, and costs rise […]
*by Sharon Salomon Over the course of the last weeks, at our world-renowned University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, a series of talks were held by Israel Academic Boycott, a program of the UCT Palestine Solidarity Forum (PSF). In discussion were various topics supporting the full academic boycott of the Jewish State. There were […]