A harsh statement by the African National Congress (ANC) comparing Israel’s military response to Palestinian rocket attacks with Nazi Germany has drawn sharp reaction from the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) and the Jewish community in South Africa. “It is unacceptable that the ANC Deputy Secretary General, Ms Jessie Duarte, […]
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Israel vows that Hamas will pay for abducting, killing teens
Originally published in Gospel Herald SA calls for restraint The mourning citizens of Israel have vowed that Hamas terrorists will pay for abducting and killing three Israeli teenagers earlier this year. The bodies of Gilad Shaar and U.S.-Israeli national Naftali Frenkel, both 16, and Eyal Yifrach, 19, were found in […]
As I See It: Israel’s new Christian friends
The pope’s imminent visit to Israel will rightly attract much attention. But two largely untold stories about global Christianity have the capacity to shake the world order. The first is the persecution of Christians in the developing world at the hands of Islam. Boko Haram, which has kidnapped more than […]
SA Zionist Federation calls ACDP a ‘good friend’ of Israel
Originally published in Jerusalem Post The South African Zionist Federation on Sunday disputed an Israeli media report that it endorsed the African Christian Democratic Party, a conservative Christian party. According to the report, which appeared in Haaretz several days ago, ZionFed had endorsed the ACDP in an email to members, […]
Israeli singer lifts protester on SA stage, hands her to security
Israeli singer Yaniv D’Or picked up a protester who came on stage at an Israel Independence Day concert in Johanessburg and handed her to security. The protester was one of two who came on stage yesterday (April 17) while D’Or was singing at a concert titled “The Miracle of Israel: […]