Antisemitism

Canary in the Constitution: What future of SA Jews tells us about our democracy
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Canary in the Constitution: What future of SA Jews tells us about our democracy

African National Congress (ANC), Antisemitism, International Politics, Israel, Jacob Zuma, Jewish, MK, Sooliman, South African Politics, Zionists

Canary in the Constitution: What future of SA Jews tells us about our democracy

On the 30th anniversary of South Africa’s Constitution, a UCT lecture reflecting on the country’s dwindling Jewish minority offers a telling measure of whether the constitutional promise of minority rights – made in Parliament on 8 May 1996 – is being honoured for all South Africans, writes Tony Leon. In places and events, both obvious and [...]

By Tony Leon|2026-05-06T05:45:40+00:00May 6th, 2026|African National Congress (ANC), Antisemitism, International Politics, Israel, Jacob Zuma, Jewish, MK, Sooliman, South African Politics, Zionists|0 Comments

Festival of lights, shadow of hate: Why antisemitism never sleeps
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Festival of lights, shadow of hate: Why antisemitism never sleeps

Antisemitism, Australia, Chanukkah, Cyril Ramaphosa, Genocide, International Politics, Israel, Jewish, Netanyahu

Festival of lights, shadow of hate: Why antisemitism never sleeps

Following Sunday’s deadly attack on Jewish celebrants at Bondi Beach during Chanukkah, Tony Leon examines how inflammatory rhetoric and binary slogans around Israel and Jewish identity are fuelling real-world violence, calling for more nuanced discourse before words turn deadly. “Antisemitism is a light sleeper”, a friend of mine in Sydney, Australia, wrote after Sunday’s horrifying and murderous [...]