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S. African non-Jewish activists protest at Holocaust center with ‘Jews for Free Palestine' shirts

The organization claimed to stand with “all Jewish voices across the world who reject Zionism, apartheid, and genocide, and who continue to call for a Free Palestine.

People hold placards and Palestinian flags in Cape Town, South Africa, January 26, 2024.
Minister Gayton McKenzie during the 2026 State of the Nation Address Debate at the Parliamentary Dome on Feb. 17, 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa.

South Africa pulls out of Venice Biennale; because its selected artist wanted to focus on Gaza

Regent Xami in Jerusalem’s Old City, with the Western Wall behind him.

A voice from apartheid: South Africa's Regent Xami’s calls for indigenous support of Israel

People hold placards and Palestinian flags in Cape Town, South Africa, January 26, 2024.

South Africa gov't announces probe for NGO that arranged irregular arrival of Palestinians


BDS movement looking to ‘hold Israel accountable’ over South African visa denial

Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman slams "hypocrisy" over xenophobic rioting in Johannesburg.

Boycott Israel sign

In South Africa, far from the maddening conflict

If a Jew is not solidly Zionist, he takes on enemy colors. So much the worse if he dons a keffiyeh.

Joshua Broomberg is seen with his debating team colleagues, wearing a keffiyeh.