Tag: South African Friends of Israel

SAFI hosting protest against Pandor’s ‘radical’ leadership of Nelson Mandela Foundation

South African Friends of Israel (SAFI) is hosting a protest outside the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton Estate, Johannesburg on Saturday morning (January 30) against the chairpersonship of Naledi Pandor. “Under Pandor’s leadership, the NMF has been restructured to advance a narrow and radical ideological agenda that contrasts the values […]

National Pentecostal Forum tells Israeli Deputy FM that SA government does not speak for them — SAFI

The National Pentecostal Forum (NPF), an inter-denominational umbrella organisation representing over three million South African Pentecostals, has returned from a trip to Israel hosted by South African Friends of Israel (SAFI). The trip, which brought together leaders of various churches in the NPF, included a visit to the Garden Tomb, the […]

ANC has cancelled SA on global stage: time for a GNU party to lead DIRCO — SAFI

Media Statement by Bafana Modise, National Spokesperson, South African Friends of Israel (SAFI) The South African Friends of Israel (SAFI) demands the ANC to immediately relinquish control of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and hand it over to a Government of National Unity (GNU), a partner capable […]

‘Still no response from Pandor on call to help secure release of two SA women hostages’

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) has not yet responded to a call made on it last Thursday to help secure the release of two South African women kidnapped by Hamas, says South African Friends of Israel (SAFI) national spokesperson Bafana Modise. “We still haven’t received any response […]

Christians launch declaration calling on SA government to improve relations with Israel

Hundreds of Christians gathered outside the Israeli Embassy in Pretoria today to launch the Tshwane-Jerusalem Declaration and to pray for the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and its minister Naledi Pandor to support peace in the Middle East.  Members of the crowd, which included many pastors, proudly waved […]