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A remarkable event is happening in Basel, Switzerland, this coming week. Jewish leaders from across the globe will gather at the exact place, exactly 125 years...
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict essentially pits Jewish Zionism against Arab anti-Zionism, Israeli academic Dr Einat Wilf told a webinar hosted by the South African Board of Jewish...
Former Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions activist Klaas Mokgomole will be running the Comrades Marathon on Sunday with the Israel flag draped over his shoulders, raising money for...
In spite of what Israelis may think, Israel needs the input of all Jews living in the diaspora, especially those in South Africa, says Israeli activist...
The Israeli left-wing is in tatters following the failure of the Oslo Peace Process, Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year rule, and the dramatic decline of the Israeli Labor...
The site of the Iron Dome upon a hill in Modiin is comforting yet fills me with dread. Israelis know that when Iron Dome batteries are...
“The South African Jewish community is important to the state of Israel and the country values its support,” says Ambassador Belaynesh Zevadia, the head of the...
Israeli marketing guru Klil Kimhi (32) was enjoying a swim at a party in Karmei Yosef (central Israel) on 21 July when the unthinkable happened: a...
A Hassidic tale tells of a rabbi who used to dip in the river every morning. One day, the new local policeman sees him diving into...
He’s the great-grandson of the reviver of modern Hebrew, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda. He’s descended from a long line of writers and journalists. But Gil Hovav is very...
While South Africa continues to shun and slate Israel at every turn and has discouraged high-level political visits to the Jewish State, US President Joe Biden...
South African-born baritone and former Linksfield Shul chazzan Colin Schachat never dreamed that he would sing two pieces with world-famous Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli in front...
The bond between Jewish South Africans and Israel is unbreakable. And the role that this community has played in various fields of South African society over...
Thirty-five-year-old Barak Lufan, the head coach of the Israeli national kayak team and father of three, died in April 2022, the day after he was shot...
The world looks at Israel as a country full of Israelis, but there is no such thing as a typical Israeli. Rather, there are about 30...
Naftali Bennett made Israeli history this week when he announced the collapse of his government on Monday, 20 June. Serving barely a year in office, no...
As Israel’s new government gets sworn in, we cut through the propaganda and misinformation and examine the facts behind the recent conflict. Our panel includes: Paula...
On 31 May 2022, Paris hosted a high-level meeting highlighting and promoting Israel’s growing relations with African countries. Israel has much to offer the African continent,...
She’s an actress, an author, producer, keynote speaker, and mother who has just added one more role to her resume: special envoy for combating antisemitism and...
Shortly before Shavuot, a joint South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD)-South African Zionist Federation delegation went on a six-day visit to Israel. Zev Krengel, David...
“There are a lot of attempts to spread disinformation about Israel,” said Eli Belotsercovsky, Israel’s ambassador to South Africa. “Some is out of ignorance, but a...
Jerusalem isn’t just another city. To commemorate Yom Yerushalayim, the SA Jewish Report asked a few South African olim who have made their way to this...
“Israel will never say no to any Jewish person who wants to make aliya, certainly not to older Jews. The reason the country exists is to...
An Amnesty International (AI) report stating that Israel had practiced apartheid since its inception was heavily criticised upon its release in February this year. Now, Jerusalem-based...
There has been a dramatic change in the nature of aliya in the 21st century. No longer is Israel just seen as a refuge for the...
It’s been almost six months since South African oleh Eli Kay was gunned down in cold blood by a terrorist. Now, his family and Telfed have...
Ruth Berman was born in Cape Town in 1935, and grew up in Sea Point in a Lithuanian immigrant family. Her mother’s father was the famous...
Johannesburg resident Kim Fine and her family went from enjoying a carefree evening out in the Namal (port) area of Tel Aviv last Thursday evening (7...
“It was a powerful experience to be among a group of like-minded people and share the emotions of those previously injured in battle, either mentally or...
After a six-year behind-the-scenes journey, Telfed (the absorption organisation for South Africans in Israel) has launched a world first – a seven-year medical degree in English...
Two Israeli fears have come to pass. The rioting and demonstrations of last April and May in mixed Jewish-Arab cities is seemingly back. As are attacks...
For South African oleh Howard Sundy, moving to Israel was motivated by a feeling of coming home. But this week, that sense of security was rattled...
South African oleh Gideon Kaufmann was at work on the afternoon of 22 March 2022 when sirens broke the peace of his hometown, Be’er Sheva. “When...
As an endless column of humanity streams across Ukraine’s border with Poland, there are countless aid agencies and Polish citizens waiting to meet them. Among them,...
I know I’m sticking my neck out by writing this and I know a lot of readers will disagree. So let me be quite clear at...
The South African government, the ruling party, and anti-Israel lobbyists have embarked on a campaign to keep the now upstaged pro-Palestinian narrative alive during one of...
Israel is cracking down on a phenomenon known as “passport aliya”, in which people make aliya just to gain the benefits of a passport. But while...
South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, this week vowed to ensure that Israel was excluded from the African Union (AU) in...
The debate about Israel remaining an observer at the African Union (AU) has been suspended, with the organisation instead forming a committee to re-examine the issue....
The United Nations (UN) has launched “the most egregious [awful] anti-Israel effort” in history through the latest UN Human Rights System, the general name of the...
