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South Africa: COSATU reaffirms support for BDS on Nakba Day
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Congress of South African Trade Unions has chosen to reaffirm its solidarity with the Palestinian cause using the excuse of ‘al-Nakba Day’. They translate that as ‘the day of the catastrophe” and by ‘catastrophe’ they mean the birth of the state of Israel. There is little new in… »
South Africa: Unions defend disruption of concert at which an Israeli “publicly-admitted Zionist” performed
The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg has found itself in the center of a dispute involving Israelis, Palestinians — and now, the trade unions. An Israeli pianist, Yossi Reshef, was giving a piano concert at the university on 12 March when the performance was disrupted by anti-Israel protestors. The performance, which had been… »
South Africa: Violence erupts at Israel Independence Day celebrations in Johannesburg as unions denounce “Jewish lobby”
In yet another example of deteriorating relations between some South African trade unions and the local Jewish community, a major rift has broken out over a protest that took place at a celebration of Israeli Independence Day in Johannesburg. According to a union press release entitled “COSATU condemns Zionist brutality against pro-Palestinian protesters“: “During this protest,… »
South Africa: COSATU’s double standard on deaths in police custody
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), a long-time supporter of the Palestinian cause, has issued a very strong statement whose headline belies its content. The headline reads “COSATU calls for an international investigation into the death of Arafat Jaradat in the hands of Israeli security forces” which, on the face of it, doesn’t… »
COSATU’s Masuku: Discussion of miners’ massacre “diverts attention” from Israeli policies
On the very day that South African police opened fire and killed dozens of striking mine workers, the country’s national trade union centre, COSATU, issued two statements (here and here) condemning … Israel. Irish trade unionist Tom Carew wrote to COSATU saying: “I was a committed member of the Anti-Apartheid Movement and all my life… »
Global unions hail Histadrut victory following general strike
The pro-Hamas wing of the international labour movement is not going to like this one bit. The Histadrut’s general strike and the concessions it wrung from the Israeli government have won it accolades from across the international labour movement. This is in spite of the decision by a number of unions – including Britain’s TUC… »
South Africa: Unions welcome holding of anti-Israel “tribunal” in Cape Town
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) has warmly welcomed the holding of the third Russell Tribunal on Palestine (RToP) this coming weekend in Cape Town. In a statement issued three days ago, the union wrote: “It is quite befitting for our democracy to host such an important international political event. The struggle… »
COSATU calls for military embargo on Israel – and says not a word about Syria
On Friday, the Congress of South African Trade Unions issued yet another anti-Israel statement — this time focussing on the need for a “military embargo” on the Jewish state. The statement accuses Israel of both war crimes and crimes against humanity, and compares it to the apartheid regime in South Africa. It says nothing about… »
COSATU calls for a boycott of the Histadrut, claims Israel worse than apartheid
South Africa’s national trade union centre, COSATU, has issued a May Day statement to a conference that’s building trade union support for the campaign of boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDS) targeting Israel. COSATU’s statement refers to “the growing brutality of the racist Israeli apartheid regime” — though without giving any evidence of this. (Actually, in… »
COSATU hails gov’t decision to boycott conference in Israel
COSATU, the South African national trade union centre, has hailed the government’s decision to boycott an upcoming OECD tourism conference in Israel. The conference is set to focus on “Industry and Policy Approaches to Foster Green Growth in Tourism”. In its statement, COSATU says that Britain will be boycotting the conference, but the British Embassy… »