Esack is being recognized for his “brilliant contribution to academic research and to the fight against race, gender, class and religious oppression.” Despite accusations of being sympathetic to Holocaust denial and...
Tag - South Africa
The fight against anti semitism and the BDS Israel movement in South Africa.
BDS Supporters at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa Manipulate Image of Anne Frank, Vandalize Campus With Anti-Israel Graffiti
By: Shiri Moshe- AlgemeinerFlyers featuring a doctored image of Anne Frank have been used to promote a campaign by anti-Israel students at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. First spotted on campus on Wednesday, the flyers...
Wits University Student Says Antisemitism, Holocaust Denial Rampant Among BDS Advocates in South Africa
By: Shiri Moshe- Algemeiner“The number of intelligent fellow students [ at Wits ] who’ve attempted to deny the Holocaust to me is utterly depressing,” Dison observed. “The level of education about Holocaust history, Zionist history and real...
US Jewish leaders call on University of Cape Town to reject BDS initiative
By: JNS.orgThe Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations last week called on the University of Cape Town (UCT) to “thoroughly reject” an academic boycott initiative launched by the anti-Israel BDS movement on the...
BDS Activists Absent From Final ‘Apartheid Week’ Events on South African Campus ‘Due to Strong Pro-Israel Presence,’ Advocacy Group Leader Says
By: Lea SpeyerAnti-Israel BDS activists at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa disappeared from campus on Friday — the last day of Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) — as a result of a strong pro-Israel presence on...