South African Jews for a Free Palestine

South African Jews for a Free Palestine

We are an organisation of South African Jews working towards a just and peaceful end to the conflict in Historic Palestine

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Why we must support UCT’s Israel boycott in the face of external threats

Sep 18, 2024

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https://www.news24.com/news24/opinions/columnists/guestcolumn/opinion-why-we-must-support-ucts-israel-boycott-in-the-face-of-external-threats-20240917
Support the resolution to end Israel’s illegal occupation now!

Sep 18, 2024

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South African Jews for a Free Palestine (SAJFP) calls on all States represented at the United Nations General Assembly to vote in support of the…
‘Genocide Washing’ – Upcoming ‘Liberal Zionist’ Conference in South Africa Slammed

Sep 17, 2024

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https://www.palestinechronicle.com/genocide-washing-upcoming-liberal-zionist-conference-in-south-africa-slammed/
African Global Dialogue Initiative Sparks Controversy Over Middle East Peace Narrative

Sep 17, 2024

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In today's Shabbos Spotlight, we are focusing on R

In today's Shabbos Spotlight, we are focusing on Rasha Nahas (@rasha_nahas ), an incredible musician from Haifa. Her genre-defying albums appeal to lovers of all kinds of music, from rock to hip-hop to classical to pop and beyond.

Find Rasha Nahas on your preferred music streaming service or buy her albums on her Bandcamp page which is linked in our bio!

#palestine #music

Megan and esteemed comrades sharing powerful thoug

Megan and esteemed comrades sharing powerful thoughts on apartheid in Israel and calls-to-action for tomorrow's march ✊

Video - @uzzimo7

Our Tashlich in Johannesburg yesterday was a movin

Our Tashlich in Johannesburg yesterday was a moving event that had us reflecting on the events of the past year. The goal of looking back is to see how we can move forward, what we need to cast off as we forge the path ahead. As all, our thoughts were of all who are surviving apartheid, genocide, ethnic cleansing, and inequality. No one is free until everyone is free
#freepalestine🇵🇸 #roshhashana #shanatova

Happening this (Friday 4/10) afternoon on campus a

Happening this (Friday 4/10) afternoon on campus at UCT!

In the ‘ten days of awe’ betwe

Join us on Oct 5 as we march to Parliament in Cape

Join us on Oct 5 as we march to Parliament in Cape Town to demand sanctions against Israel. Since the UNGA vote, it is now REQUIRED by international law!

🎥 @tams.wilson

#freepalestine🇵🇸 #sanctionisrael

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Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holiest d

Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, and the last opportunity for people to repent of their sins. We focus our fast this year on the ongoing genocide in Palestine. There is no sweet new year without an end to genocide! Please join us in solidarity. Please post about your fast using the hashtag: #Yom Kippur =2024 #NoRepentanceWithoutAFreePalestine #IFastForGaza/Palestine.

In the 'ten days of awe' between R

Optional: bring own tallis, wear white, eat before

Optional: bring own tallis, wear white, eat beforehand, bring a chair to sit on if you need one.

A common symptom of supremacy is the tendency to e

A common symptom of supremacy is the tendency to equate the fear of being called racist with the fear of racism itself. This may offer clues as to why, as an actual genocide takes place, Zionists at UCT believe their comfort is more important than the university's responsibility to take a stand. They do not understand that in a country which suffered under apartheid rule, tolerating apartheid elsewhere is itself an act of violence against those who faced discriminate.

It is time for this absurd campaign against UCT's independent decisions to end. No collaboration with an army found guilty of apartheid by the world's highest court!

#freepalestine🇵🇸 #supportUCTsIsraelBoycott

TASHLICH AGAINST GENOCIDE

Joburg Comrades: This

Join the march to Parliament in Cape Town on 5 Oct

Join the march to Parliament in Cape Town on 5 October to demand sanctions against Israel! The ICJ has ruled that Israel is an apartheid state. Countries are now obligated to impose sanctions!
#freepalestine🇵🇸

A powerful call-to-action from, struggle hero, com

A powerful call-to-action from, struggle hero, comrade, and friend of SAJFP, Ronnie Kasrils. Join the historic march to Parliament in Cape Town on 5 October to demand sanctions on apartheid Israel!
#freepalestine🇵🇸

We have been hosting Shabbats Against Genocide in

We have been hosting Shabbats Against Genocide in Cape Town and Johannesburg since last year. These are interfaith opportunities to come together in solidarity and protest. They serve also as a chance to connect and further mobilise in joint actions to demand an end to the genocide and the liberation of Palestine.

Join us for future Shabbats Against Genocide. We will share their details on our socials.

#freepalestine🇵🇸

In this week's Shabbos Spotlight, @mitcheljhunter

In this week's Shabbos Spotlight, @mitcheljhunter offers his thoughts on "Inara: The Light of Utopia". This collection of writings by queer and trans Palestinians from around the world envisions a liberated Falasteen.

For decades, Zionism has tried to erase Palestinians. When Palestinians have been portrayed in Western media, it has been at best as victims and at worst as villains. The turning of the tide leading to widespread recognition and awareness of Palestinian culture is one reason to be optimistic in 2024. Inara is an important part of this shift and is a must-read.

Get your copy of Inara: The Light of Utopia, edited by Yaffa As, at the link in our bio.

Join us tomorrow for this short documentary explor

Join us tomorrow for this short documentary exploring the brutal realities of South Africa’s deportation system.

Wednesday 25 September, 5:30-6:30PM. Bertha House: 67 Main Road, Mowbray.

On 18 September, the UN General Assembly overwhelm

On 18 September, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly voted for imposing sanctions on Israel for the first time in 42 years! The global majority affirmed that the historic ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) triggers the legal obligation of all states to end complicity in Israel’s illegal occupation and apartheid regime.

Now is the time for grassroots organizations, movements, solidarity groups, and individuals who have been mobilizing to end Israel’s genocide in Gaza and dismantle its decades-long apartheid and settler-colonial regime against all Palestinians to turn this resolution from words on paper into a global reality!

Cape Town: the next Shabbat against Genocide is th

Cape Town: the next Shabbat against Genocide is this Friday night in Observatory. #freepalestine

In this week’s Shabbos Spotlight, Merlynn Edelst

In this week’s Shabbos Spotlight, Merlynn Edelstein shares her thoughts on “The Shoes” by Nassar Ibrahim. Published in Words Without Borders in 2006, it portrays the cruelty of the Zionist regime alongside the resistance, and humour, of the Palestinian people.

Eighteen years later, the apartheid wall still stands, the checkpoints are still used to restrict and humiliate Palestinians, and West Bank villages are facing unprecedented violence from Israeli settlers and soldiers.

It is a frightening time, but there are still glimmers of hope. Palestinians continue to resist, now with the sympathy and support of millions of people around the world. Governments are catching onto the popular support for Palestinian freedom, as evidenced in the landslide majority who voted in the UNGA to end the occupation. Countries that for years stood as some of Israel’s staunchest allies declined to vote against the resolution.

Let us continue to pressure our governments to do what is necessary to force an end to apartheid, ethnic cleansing, and genocide throughout historic Palestine.

Link to the full story in bio.
#freepalestine🇵🇸

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