By JNS & JewishPress.com News Desk
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party has ramped up its anti-Israel rhetoric since the outbreak of Israel’s defensive war on October 7, 2023.
“Calling something a genocide, again and again, does not make it genocide,” said Gilad Noam, an attorney for the Jewish state. “Repeating a lie does not make it true.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Gazans are devastated that the court didn't demand a ceasefire from Israel.
It might also be a good time for all the Jews left in South Africa to pack up and leave.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“There is political interference stemming from South Africa’s relationship with Iran, Hamas, Qatar and others that is now starting to affect the local Jewish community,” said the South African Zionist Federation.
Israel fights off the Genocide charges launched by South Africa.
Lawyers for South Africa demanded that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) order an immediate end to the Israel Defense Forces’ operation against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
“South Africa is extremely and deviously selective in its accusations of genocide."
By David Isaac
The government's choice of one of its biggest opponents has surprised observers and has met with mixed reactions from ministers.
“In giving political and legal cover to the October 7 massacre and the Hamas human-shield strategy, South Africa has made itself criminally complicit with Hamas’s campaign of genocide against our people,” Israeli government spokesman Eylon Levy said.
By David Isaac
Former Israeli ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon is the leading proponent of enabling the voluntary emigration of Gazans to other countries.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
They called for the release of all "Palestinian" "political" prisoners and cessation of occupation.
Mauritania and Israel had diplomatic relations from 1999-2010.
President Tshisekedi said Israel will open an embassy in Kinshasa, Congo’s capitol.
The legation is set to be the seventh in the Israeli capital.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem initially believed Adebabayi faked his own abduction.
His relative disputed the findings and insisted that Adebabayi remains a captive.
Israel is trying to normalize relations with Indonesia, Somalia, Mauritania and Niger.
Upon discovering that he was lied to by BDS, Klaas Mokgomole began encouraging his friends to also visit and learn the truth about Israel.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The International Legal Forum described the decision as a “cave-in to extremist anti-Israel forces promoting the racist BDS campaign.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Ambassador Ofra Farhi was crossing a street in Lusaka when a motorist drove up alongside her, grabbed her bag, and dragged her off her feet.
Sudan’s top leadership confirmed hosting Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen for talks on fully normalizing ties on Thursday. Sudanese ruler General Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan released a statement confirming the meeting, along with photos of himself with Cohen and other members of the Israeli entourage. “The head of the ruling council met today in his office with […]
Chadian President Mahamat Déby announced during a visit to Jerusalem that the African nation would open an embassy in Israel.
95,000 Ethiopians have immigrated to Israel since the establishment of the state.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The Palestinian Authority has been lobbying the African countries to dump Israel.
Katumbi’s grandparents were murdered in Auschwitz. His father, Nissim Soriano, a Greek Sephardic Jew, fled Rhodes and settled in Congo’s Katanga province where he married the granddaughter of the local King Msiri.
We’ve been at it a long time, researchers say.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The delegation was dispatched following a series of explosions in the city of Bata that led to hundreds of dead and injured and extensive damage.
The immigrants will enter quarantine following Israel’s regulations.
Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Mbasogo announced they are moving their embassy to Jerusalem.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Cohen met with Sudanese President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Defense Minister Yassin Ibrahim and other senior members of the Sudanese government.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The African country’s economy has struggled and the move will help the country obtain loans from international organizations.
By Israel Hayom
Sudan has made it clear that without legislation that would grant it immunity from legal action over its terrorist past, ties will not be upgraded.
An Israeli delegation will meet in Sudan with a Sudanese team in the coming weeks to discuss cooperation in many fields including migration and the possible return of tens of thousands of illegal Sundanese migrants in Israel to their country.
Israel has made peace with Sudan.
The full transcript and video of the discussion between Trump, PM Netanyahu and Hamdok on the Israel-Sudan peace deal.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
It is important to emphasize that Gammora is being tested as a treatment or cure and not a vaccination for preventing the virus.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Netanyahu cryptically said, “Today I am going to Uganda, we are strengthening our relationship with this country. I hope that at the end of the day we will have very good news for the State of Israel.”
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The PFLP was designated a terrorist group by the European Union (EU), the US, Canada, and Israel.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The embassy “symbolizes the policy of Israel’s return to Africa"
“The Land of Israel legally belongs to the Indigenous Jewish Community,” said Bishop Scott Mwanza
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Were the visit to occur, it would exemplify the initiative by Israel to improve relations with African countries, including Chad and Oman, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently visited.
“This is part of the revolution that we are doing in the Arab and Islamic worlds; I promised you that this would happen. There will be more major news."
By JNi.Media
The Netanyahu cabinet on Sunday debated an initiative to allow the Aliyah of first-degree relatives of the Falash Mura, who are not entitled to immigrate under the Law of Return.
By JNi.Media
The Falash Mura are members of the Beta Israel community in Ethiopia and Eritrea who converted to Christianity over the past two centuries.
By JNi.Media
The man had been refused entry into Israel and sent back to SA on the next plane.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Panels and discussion emphasized on working together with the local Christian leadership in raising support for Israel.
Liberman: Africa has huge potential and Israel as a world leader in advanced technologies has exactly what Africa needs in agriculture, medicine, security, counter-terrorism and border defenses.
By JNi.Media
Villa, along with Cecil Skotnes, Cecily Sash, Giuseppe Cattaneo and Sydney Kumalo, made up the artist group “Amadlozi” (Zulu for “ancestors”) for the conscious appropriation of African sculptural traditions.
By JNi.Media
"There is a question […] regarding the Jewishness of those in Ethiopia, and because of this the State has decided that those who are still in Ethiopia will not make Aliyah under the Law of Return."
Netanyahu claimed that George Soros is behind the leftwing's anti-deportation campaign.
By JNi.Media
"Islamophobia is also a kind of anti-Semitism," MK Tibi noted, "so we must all be united in the fight against racism, the rejection of the other and the creation of stereotypes."
By JNi.Media
PM Netanyahu recognized the potential of flipping more needy, third-world countries to the side of the angels by helping them financially.
By JNi.Media
“South African Jewry feel betrayed by the liberation movement of the ANC structures and are deeply disappointed that they were persuaded by those with (an) obsession to vilify the Jewish state.”
By JNi.Media
The attack was not classified as an act of terror, but Gabon police arrested dozens of people who had been at the market place where the attack had taken place.
By JNi.Media
Power Africa uses collective problem solving to enable African leaders to pave their own future.
By JNi.Media
Donatille Mukabalisa, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda—one of the few parliaments with a female majority—will address a panel discussion on women's empowerment and gender equality.
By JNi.Media
The contract includes Missile Warning Systems.
By JNi.Media
Although the lawsuit focused on irregularities in contracting with an independent agency, its purpose was to prevent a study showing an improvement in the human rights situation in Eritrea, in preparation for the deportation of illegal migrants.
Diplomatic sources said there was significant Arab pressure on African states not to strengthen ties with Israel.
The Togolese president wrote in the guest book at the prime minister’s residence: “I am dreaming of Israel’s return to Africa and Africa’s return to Israel.”
"In bilateral relations they will be with Israel, but when it comes to multilateral relations they need to be okay with everyone."
By JNi.Media
'Please be aware that any engagement on your part ... may be detrimental to the community's interest given the sensitive nature of this matter at this time.'
By JNi.Media
'The only difference [between the Jewish Holocaust and our own] is that the Jews are white and we are black,' said Herero chief Sam Kambazembi.
Thousands of Israeli Ethiopians marked the Day of Sigd in Jerusalem this week. It's an echo of the First Temple era.
By JNi.Media
Mugaga Treva, 4, is the son of Nantabo Esther, a member of Namanyonyi Synagogue, one of the Abayudaya Synagogues in Uganda.
“There are 50 countries in Africa,” Netanyahu said during his African tour. “Just about all of them, could be allies of Israel."
Netanyahu promised that another African country will also announce renewal of diplomatic relations with Israel in the next few days.
By JNi.Media
"We should have a big water problem but we don't, we have a water surplus. We have a water surplus because we've developed ingenuity to overcome this."
By JNi.Media
Last week the Netanyahu cabinet passed a $13 million plan to strengthen economic links and cooperation with African countries.
By JNi.Media
Neguise told the delegation members, pointing out Israel's advanced capabilities in the fields of irrigation, desalination, solar energy, medicine, education and tourism.
By JNi.Media
"We will become strong if all the people will join the Likud and will be there when we compete, and choose us."
U.S. dropped bombs on Islamist terrorist group in Somalia which were 'planning to murder U.S. and allied troops.'
By JNi.Media
South Sudan’s first ambassador to Israel said a Netanyahu visit to his country "could unite the torn tribes, bring peace and end the bloodshed."
An Israeli space company, Spacecom, is developing its newest satellite for Facebook and the French satellite provider, Eutelsat, in a venture intended to supply free Internet to millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa.
Concerns rise Over South Africa’s pressure on Jewish community.
The Greek Coast Guard may have prevented massive terrorist attacks in Libya Tuesday with the seizure of a vessel carrying explosives and weapons suspected of being linked with the Islamic State (ISIS). Greek media reported. Authorities said more information would be released later. Initial suspicions are the that the cargo was being shipped to Libya […]
Chadian minister promises harsh response
Anti-Israel South African groups complain that the pro-Israel lobby is "undermining solidarity with the Palestinian people."
There were reports this morning of explosions heard in the Sudanese city of Khartoum.
Bill Clinton's plane forced to make emergency landing in Tanzania, no one was injured.
ISIS brutally murders African Christians, blaming Christians for Muslim murders throughout the world.
Muslim terrorists from Somalia want to make Kenya the next victim on its way to take over northern Africa.
By Rachel Levy
While Pres. Obama nurses a grudge and looks for new ways to pick a fight with Israel, a cataclysm is building in the Middle East.
Yemeni president and government resigns, shia rebels appear to seize control, al-Qaeda remains big concern
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The Israel firm, AORA, will be the first to provide solar-biogas hybrid power solutions for rural communities in Ethiopia.
Boko Haram is kidnapping young girls and using them as human bombs.
By Tzvi Zucker / Tazpit News Agency
Israel and Kenya signed an agreement today, pledging to strengthen ties and increase cooperation between the two countries.
The two were traveling on stolen Israeli passports, and had changed the photos to their own.
The two Iranians had changed the photos in the stolen passports, replacing them with their own.
He didn’t say “kill the Jews.” He simply invoked the Bible to call for “eye-for-an-eye” revenge on Jews for “killings in Gaza.”
Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Louise Mushikiwabo toured the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council Monday, accompanied by Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman. The foreign ministers visited the situation room at the regional council, observed the Iron Dome missile defense system in action, met with soldiers at Kibbutz Zikkim, and visited a home damaged several days […]
Party of Nelson Mandela, South Africa's great peace maker, accuses Israel of creating 'death camps'
Israeli embassy in Cameroon sets up clinic to treat refugees, but with 5,000 additional bodies a day, docs can't keep up with demand
Israeli real estate and international business magnate Lev Leviev is raising prices on diamonds he mines in Angola, due to a new deal.
Ethiopians made their ways, often on foot, to visit a "surgery marathon" performed by 40 volunteers with Operation Smile
Liberman continues to build ties in Africa; in contrast to Obama, Ghanan Foreign Minister issues statement on teenage hostages
Foreign Minister to visit five countries, sign host of business and trade agreements, upgrade diplomatic relations
Liberman said, to regain political support from the African states, Israel must invest resources and effort in that region.