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South Africa: South Africa Taking Steps to Lay Formal Complaint With ICC Against 'War Crimes' By Israel
SAnews.gov.za, 16 November 2023
President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated South Africa's position on the conflict in the Middle East, revealing that the country has taken steps towards laying a formal complaint… Read more »
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Africa: South Africa's Referral of Israel to ICC Divides Opinion
DW, 18 November 2023
South Africa's decision to refer Israel to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by Israel in Gaza has triggered intense… Read more »
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South Africa: William Kentridge Among Hundreds of Concerned South African Jews Calling for Ceasefire in Gaza
Daily Maverick, 15 November 2023
One heinous crime does not justify another. The experience of persecution and genocide is woven into our collective memory. We are therefore called upon to prevent it from… Read more »
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South Africa: South African Jews Call for Ceasefire in Gaza
GroundUp, 15 November 2023
"We are a diverse group of South African Jews who are dismayed by the situation that is unfolding in Israel and Palestine" Read more »
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South Africa: Learning From Israel's Past Gaza Strip Invasions
GroundUp, 19 November 2023
"A political resolution that addresses the roots of the conflict is the only way to defend Israel's borders and citizens" writes a former Israeli soldier Read more »
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South Africa: Israel-Palestine Expected to Be Under Discussion During Ramaphosa's State Visit to Qatar
SAnews.gov.za, 13 November 2023
Discussions about the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict will be on the table when President Cyril Ramaphosa embarks on a State Visit to Qatar on Wednesday. Read more »
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South Africa: Police Use Stun Grenades, Water Cannon As Pro-Israel Protest Disrupted By Pro-Palestinian Protesters
GroundUp, 12 November 2023
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis calls for tolerance, emphasises right to protest and condemns threat against Jewish school Read more »
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South Africa: Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba's Message to Palestine Solidarity March In Cape Town
ACSA, 12 November 2023
The text of a message read for Archbishop Thabo Makgoba at a march in solidarity with Palestine in Cape Town on Saturday November 11: Read more »
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South Africa: Tens of Thousands March Through Cape Town in Solidarity With Palestinians
GroundUp, 11 November 2023
Call for Western Cape government to stand with Palestine as it has with Ukraine Read more »
South African President Asks Hague Court to Probe Israel War
In a state visit to Qatar, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that South Africa had taken steps towards laying a formal complaint with the International Criminal Court against the Israeli government over its war with Hamas.
This comes after 500 South African Jews called for a ceasfire between Israel and Palestine in an open letter which also demanded "the release of all hostages and detainees unjustly held both in Gaza and in Israeli prisons".
Previously, a pro-Israeli protest at the Sea Point Promenade in Cape Town on November 12, 2023, was disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters, GroundUp reports. Buses of protesters for Israel were sent away after the police started using stun grenades and water cannons to disperse a group of the counter-protesters for Palestine.The protests come less than a month after several thousand pro-Palestine demonstrators marched in Cape Town in a show of solidarity with the people of Palestine and Gaza.
South Africans have called for an end to Israel's attacks on Palestinian civilians.
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Rallies have been held in across Africa expressing support for the Palestinian people. In Cape Town, South Africa, several thousand people marched through the streets of Salt Read more »
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The South African government has elected to recall its diplomats in Tel Aviv in what it says is an expression of concern at the collective punishment of Palestinians in Gaza. ... Read more »
Police separate a large group of pro-Palestinian supporters from a small group of pro-Israel supporters on November 12, 2023.
