South Africa

South Africa recalls diplomats from Israel over crimes in Gaza

Monday-6-November-2023

South Africa has said it is recalling all of its diplomats from Tel Aviv in protest at Israel’s mass killing of civilians in the embattled Gaza Strip.

South Africa: Pandor calls for boycott of Israeli goods

Monday-16-October-2023

South African international relations minister Naledi Pandor has called for a boycott of goods originating from Israel citing its ongoing deadly and devastating attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip.

Hamas welcomes SA decision to exempt Palestinians from visas

Sunday-24-September-2023

The Hamas Movement has welcomed South Africa’s (SA) decision to exempt Palestinian citizens holding Palestinian passports from entry visas to the country.

Abu Marzouk welcomes South Africa’s Israel embassy downgrade

Wednesday-8-March-2023

Member of Hamas’s political bureau Mousa Abu Marzouk has welcomed the South African parliament’s adoption of a resolution to downgrade the country’s embassy in Israel (1948 occupied Palestine) in light of its ongoing crimes against the Palestinians.

South Africa Malaysia deplore Israeli aggression against Gaza

Sunday-7-August-2022

South Africa’s foreign ministry strongly denounced on Saturday the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip which started last Friday and claimed the lives of many civilians including children and women.

Israeli beating Palestinian mourners reminiscent of apartheid SA

Sunday-15-May-2022

Israeli forces attacking pallbearers at Shireen Abu Akleh's funeral in occupied East Jerusalem was “chillingly reminiscent of the brutality meted out to mourners at the funerals of anti-apartheid activists in apartheid-era South Africa.”

Mandela’s grandson: Israel has planted its claws in Africa

Monday-9-May-2022

South African MP Zwelivelile Mandela -grandson of Nelson Mandela- wrote that Israel is using weapons spyware and agricultural technology to create relationships with repressive regimes in Africa to gain influence on the continent.

SA Namibia call for an end to Israeli apartheid

Sunday-27-March-2022

On Friday 25 March the UN HRC held an Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk under Agenda Item 7: Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories.

Abu Marzouk hails South African court decision over Zionism

Saturday-19-February-2022

Deputy head of Hamas’s foreign political bureau Mousa Abu Marzouk has applauded what he described as “the historic verdict” that was taken by the Constitutional Court of South Africa over Zionism and Semitism.

Palestine urges AU to reverse Israel observer status

Thursday-14-October-2021

As the African Union (AU) Executive Council meets today in Addis Ababa Palestine has asked the AU to reverse a recent decision by AU Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat granting Israel observer status at the continental body.