Correction Appended Democratic candidate and local Jewish Federation board member Susan Wild has a small lead in a hotly-contested Pennsylvania congressional race that could help decide who controls the House of Representatives in November. Wild, who is running against Republican candidate and former champion cyclist Marty Nothstein, was ahead 46% to 40% in a survey…
The African National Congress indicated it would not take action against an employee who posted a Facebook message lauding Hitler’s genocide against the Jews. ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe in an interview with the South African Jewish Report said Rene Smit, who works as social media manager at ANC Western Cape, posted the item on…
The social media manager of an African National Congress affiliate posted a Facebook message lauding Hitler’s genocide against the Jews. The post by Rene Smit, who works at ANC Western Cape, displayed an image of Hitler with the title “Yes man, you were right…” followed by the line: “I could have killed all the Jews,…
Nelson Mandela with wife Winnie Mandela and Jewish comrade-in-arms Joe Slovo, May 1990 / Getty Images When I heard on Thursday afternoon about the death of Nelson Mandela at age 95, my mind was a jumble of complicated thoughts. I thought about the day I first learned about the South African freedom struggle, in the…
A ruling African National Congress party lawmaker has apologized for what has been characterized as anti-Semitic remarks, after a South African lawmaker filed a complaint with the party. Veteran lawmaker Professor Ben Turok, who co-authored the liberation movement’s Freedom Charter, the 1955 document designed to give all South Africans equal rights, filed the complaint against…
In October, the African National Congress dropped all pretense and announced its support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. The declaration came at the third International Solidarity Conference, a conclave of left-wing groups that was hosted by the ANC in Pretoria and overwhelmingly endorsed the call. Baleka Mbete, ANC chairperson and former…
Leaders of South Africa’s ruling party declared their support for a boycott of Israel. Several anti-Israeli declarations were made in Pretoria this week during the 3rd International Solidarity Conference, organized by the African National Congress. More than 1,000 delegates, from South Africa and around the world, participated in the ANC conference held Oct. 25 to…
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