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For 14 months, Jews around the world have felt alone. Israel is demonised for fighting a defensive war in the wake of the 7 October attacks,...
The image of now former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant saluting the fallen, soldiers, hostages, and their families will go down in Israeli history as one of...
In the Middle East, bluster can be an expression of fear, but it can also reflect the culture of honour and shame present in both political...
Like Tisha B’Av, 7 October will be a day seared in the memory of Jews. It evokes memory of the Holocaust as the largest calamity to...
Israel carries a heavy load for the Jewish world. Even though I spent two weeks in Israel in February 2024 on a self-styled mission, nothing prepared...
“We still believe in a two-state solution, although right now, it doesn’t seem practical,” Yair Golan, the newly appointed leader of the Israeli Democrat Party –...
It felt strange being almost the only tourists in Tzfat in the north of Israel in the middle of June, but I wasn’t expecting to be...
It’s normal for sociopolitical issues to spill into our environment, but the tension caused by strongly held opposing beliefs over the war between Israel and Hamas...
South African visitors to Israel will be required to apply for an Electronic Travel Authorisation document (ETA-IL) as of 1 July 2024, according to a recent...
Grade 10s routinely go on programmes to Israel for a few weeks every year, but with Israel at war and parents concerned about their children’s safety,...
With a government that has launched genocide accusations against Israel at the ICJ (International Court of Justice), repeatedly welcomed Hamas representatives, and threatened to arrest South...
The author of The Only Jew in the Room, which chronicles his journey as the first and only Jew to study at Al-Qasemi, an Arab Islamic...
A few weeks after the start of the war following the 7 October Hamas attack, I heard of a “solidarity” mission to Israel. My feelings were...
Former Israel Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion said, “If you don’t believe in miracles, you’re not a realist.” He was referring to repeated miracles such as the...
Israel Gotora doesn’t believe his meeting with Rabbi Ramon Widmonte, the dean of the Academy of Jewish Thought and Learning, in an Uber from OR Tambo...
Israel’s ruling coalition’s plans to reform or overhaul the judiciary – depending on which side of the argument you stand – has been one of the...
The doomsday scenario that Jewish communities worldwide are hearing and feeling about religion and state in Israel ignores one thing: the realities on the ground. I...
In the Kuchinate studio, a sanctuary for asylum-seeking women from various African countries, a sense of shock and horror lingers after the unprecedented recent violence. Asylum...
Shay Felber was holidaying in Cape Town when violent clashes intensified between the Ethiopian army and Fano militia in Ethiopia’s Amhara province two weeks ago, leaving...
Political unrest. Protests. Polarisation. Terror attacks. Security threats. Diplomatic difficulties. The news coming out of Israel isn’t positive, to say the least. Many are speaking of...
The controversial head honchos of the Patriotic Alliance (PA), Gayton McKenzie and Kenny Kunene, are heading to the Holy Land next week. Political pundits have predicted...
As Liat Amar Arran, who has run the Israel Centre in South Africa for the past four and a half years, packs to return to Israel,...
The West Bank settlement of Eli is reeling in shock following last week’s terrorist attack, which claimed the lives of four Israeli civilians. Eli resident, Noa...
Most of the weekly parashot (Torah portions) we read lately, including this Shabbat, are full of the people of Israel complaining on their desert journey. They...
Bring your popcorn and snuggle under the covers with The SA Jewish Report Online Film Festival The Second World War was over, the United Nations voted...
The cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, in recent weeks, has resulted in the deaths of more than 20 people from an entirely preventable illness....
With the myriad of practicalities that need to be addressed in the process of making aliya, many often neglect the psychological impact of such a life-changing...
Since the launch of the newly-elected Netanyahu-led coalition several months ago, Israel’s politics have been roiled by a profound internal debate over a series of judicial...
If the so-called “champions of democracy” succeed in obstructing the judicial reforms, democratic rule will be replaced by mob rule, and Israel will teeter on the...
“We have our granddaughters here, three and five years old, so I have to act brave,” said South African olah Jolleen Hayon, from her home town...
Imagine you’re walking into a supermarket. Your shopping cart is empty, and the shelves are bursting with products. But this supermarket isn’t like the one around...
In the run-up to Israel’s 75th Yom Ha’atzmaut this week, Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced the establishment of consultations among world Jewry to precede the launch...
A few years ago, an important shift occurred in the distribution of world Jewry. Israel became the country with the world’s largest Jewish population, taking over...
Before Israeli water-tech company BlueGreen Water Technologies intervened at Setumo Dam on the Molopo River in South Africa’s North West Province in 2020, the water had...
I believe it is a privilege to have been born before 1948. As contentious as that may sound, let me explain why. I take tours of...
It’s hard to imagine a world without a Jewish state, but for most of Jewish history, this was the reality. Yet a small number of our...
My favourite Israeli word – the one that best sums up the spirit of the place, its hustle, bustle, and jostle, its teeming intersection of cultures,...
Sought-after Tel Aviv chef Danna-Lee Berman (32) is about to open her own restaurant in the heart of Tel Aviv, and is bringing her African heritage...
South African photojournalist Ilan Ossendryver, who has lived in Israel and visited it many times over the past 25 years, shows the country’s growth through his...
Many innovations have originated in Israel, but whisky isn’t one that immediately comes to mind in the land of milk and honey. However, when the World...
