Tag: antisemitism

SABC betrays press freedom by punishing journalist for doing her job — SAZF

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) attacked editorial independence when it suspended presenter Juliet Newell after an interview in which she challenged Dr Mamphela Ramphele, chair of the Archbishop Tutu IP Trust, who compared Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza to the Holocaust, says the South African Zionist Federation (SAZF), […]

Israeli Embassy victims in US terror shooting were Messianic believers

The Israeli diplomats who were murdered in an antisemitic shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC on Wednesday night were both Jewish followers of Jesus. Yaron Lischinsky, 28, and his soon-to-be fiancé, Sarah Milgram, 26, were both Messianic believers who focused their careers on forging peace between Israel and […]

SA hosts praised for refusing to ban Israeli child eye cancer expert from congress

The South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) commends the Ophthalmological Society of South Africa (OSSA) for taking a principled stand against an attempt by the Islamic Medical Association (IMA) to exclude a distinguished Israeli paediatric ophthalmologist, from the OSSA 2025 Congress in Sandton, Johannesburg this week, says sazf national spokesperson Rolene […]

Chief Rabbi invites counterterror task force to SA following bombing attempt at Jewish centre

Originally published in The Algemeiner South African Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein has invited a counterterrorism task force to SA to assist with the investigation into a recent attempted bombing of a Jewish community centre in Cape Town and to make recommendations to protect places of worship, schools and community centres amid a […]

SA, US students unite in Washington DC to stand against antisemitism

A dozen South African students recently joined hundreds of American Christian students and college and university alumni to deepen their understanding of antisemitism and their Bible-based faith. Daniel Yakcobi, CEO of South African Friends of Israel (SAFI), which facilitated the SA students’ visit, said such initiatives give students much-needed support […]

Cricket SA sued over Teeger demotion

By Tali Feinberg, orginally published in South African Jewish Report Local non-governmental organisation Citizens For Integrity (CFI) has taken Cricket South Africa (CSA) to court over its decision to strip Jewish cricketer David Teeger of his captaincy of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup (U19 CWC) team on January 12. The […]