Israel-Palestine
Vigils held in Cape Town for Gaza war
People gathered at Parliament and at the University of Cape Town to express solidarity with Palestine
By Ella Morrison, Matthew Hirsch and Sonia A. Rao
News | 8 November 2023
Hundreds protest at US Consulate - demand ceasefire in Gaza
Calls for Palestinian human rights to be respected
Brief | 6 November 2023
Protesters call for closure of Israeli embassy
Cape Town march in support of Palestinians
By Matthew Hirsch and Ella Morrison
News | 1 November 2023
Picketers demand justice for pro-Palestine protester assaulted during marathon
Woodstock police say they are investigating
Brief | 23 October 2023
Thousands march in Cape Town, call for ceasefire in Gaza
Protesters demand that South Africans who join Israeli Defence Force be prosecuted
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 22 October 2023
Gift of the Givers is on the ground in Gaza
Imtiaz Sooliman calls for negotiations and compromise. “The only way to solve the problem is to do what is just.”
News | 17 October 2023
African states urged to lobby International Criminal Court on Gaza
Southern African Litigation Centre says reports of war crimes must be probed
News | 16 October 2023
March in Cape Town in support of Gaza as Israel orders evacuation
Official death toll rises to 3,000 - over 1,200 Israelis and about 1,800 Palestinians - as violence escalates
Text by Matthew Hirsch and Nathan Geffen. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 13 October 2023
Protests in Cape Town in solidarity with Palestinians
Dean of St Georges Cathedral calls for peace vigil
News | 11 October 2023