Book launch
"The Unlikely Secret Agent"
Book Launch by Ronnie Kasrils
Date: Tuesday, 28/09/2010
Venue: Exclusive Books,Brooklyn Mall
Time: 6:00pm for 6:30pm
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Press statement psas successful walk for freedom
By Bibi Ayesha Laher – Media Liaison,Media Review Network
The Media Review Network would like to congratulate the Palestine Solidarity Alliance (PSA) for successfully hosting their inaugural “Walk for Freedom” in support of Palestine, which took place in Lenasia on Sunday, 26th September 2010.
The objective of the walk was to create global awareness of the occupation and oppression of the weak and vulnerable by the super powers with neo-colonialist and expansionist agendas.
This walk for freedom certainly achieved that objective.
Among the participants of the walk were former Minister of Intelligence Ronnie Kasrils and Bashiel Khalid, the son of world renowned activist, Laila Khalid.
The participants, organisers and volunteers must be highly commended for participating and hosting such a successful event.
We look foreword to a bigger and better annual “Walk for Freedom.”
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Rhodes vice chancellor adds weight to ending uj Isarael link
PRESS RELEASE: Rhodes Vice-Chancellor Adds Weight to Ending UJ-Israel link
Issued By Dasantha Pillay on Behalf of the UJ – Petition Coordination Committee
Disseminated By Media Review Network
Today, amidst growing international attention, the Vice-Chancellor of Rhodes University, Professor Saleem Badat, became signatory to the nationwide academic petition supported by more than 200 of South Africa’s most prominent academics, including Breyten Breytenbach, Antjie Krog and John Dugard (www.ujpetition.com).
Badat is the third Vice-Chancellor who has signed the petition, joining the VC of UNISA, Professor Barney Pityana, and the former Vice Chancellor of Durban University Technology, Prof Dan Ncayiyana, in calling for the termination of an agreement between Ben-Gurion University and the University of Johannesburg (on the grounds of BGU’s direct and indirect support for the Israeli military and occupation). Also announced this morning are two of the most recent significant signatories, Professor of Economics, Sampie Terblanche and Professor Rashida Manjoo, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women.
In response to increasing pressure from the academic community and an open letter of support by Desmond Tutu (http://www.timeslive.co.za/world/article675369.ece/Israeli-ties–a-chance-to-do-the-right-thing), it was reported in the Israeli press that BGU’s leadership have come out as “deeply disturbed” by recent developments in Johannesburg.
Tomorrow, 29 September 2010, UJ’s Senate will meet at its Soweto campus, where one of the most pressing issues to be decided will be whether to terminate its partnership agreement with Israel’s Ben-Gurion University (BGU.
The outcome of UJ Senate’s decision will be announced tomorrow afternoon and representatives can be contacted on the day to give interviews and comment on the decision.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Professor Farid Esack: 083 459 9989; fesack@uj.ac.za
Natasha Vally: 082 660 0723; natasha.vally@gmail.com
Muhammed Desai: 084 211 9988; mdesai.work@gmail.com
www.ujpetition.com
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Is south African foreign policy with Palestine tied in knots?
The only remedy would be for Pretoria to sever all links with Tel Aviv.
By Iqbal Jassat
In a recent interview, South Africa’s ambassador to the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, Ted Pekane, made an intriguing observation:
“Currently we have no intention of breaking ties with Israel. That would be counter-productive. Our policy of engagement applies to Israel as well. Only if the [Palestinian Authority of President Mahmoud Abbas] asked us to support the disinvestments and sanctions campaign against Israel would we consider packing our bags”.
This admission is the closest any senior foreign ministry official has come to in revealing an inherent weakness in this country’s relations with Israel/Palestine.
It is shocking too in that it implies our diplomatic engagement in the world’s number one conflict zone is blinded and being pursued while voluntarily having our hands tied behind our back!
More importantly, it discloses an intolerable weakness that inevitably is exploited by the stronger of the two sides. Israel is in effective control of all aspects of Palestinian life by virtue of the occupation and the multiple layers of restrictive measures that renders the occupied Palestinian population to its “mercy”.
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