Israel, the Palestinians and Apartheid: The Case for Sanctions and Boycott
inminds | 11.12.2009 02:59 | Anti-racism | Palestine | Social Struggles
Omar Barghouti (PACBI)
Bongani Masuku (COSATU)
Ronnie Kasrils (ANC)
Amongst the speakers were several from the South African struggle against apartheid including Ronnie Kasrils - former minister in Nelson Mandela’s ANC government and Bongani Masuku - International Secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU).
Other speakers included Omar Barghouti from the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), Steven Rose of BRICUP, Yasmin Khan from War on Want, and Tarek Mustafa from Egypt's first independent trade union.
The speeches, lasting 80mins, were followed by a lively 50mins of question and answer session. To view full video continuously and see report on the event with photos and mp3 podcast please visit
http://www.inminds.co.uk/case4boycott.4dec09.php
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To be clear
11.12.2009 16:12
Masuku guilty of hate speech
Inciting violence
The SAHRC found that these remarks in the context of the "tense" Wits meeting were an incitement to violence.
"By Mr Masuku making those remarks, he surely intended to incite violence and hatred that was already potentially imminent amongst these two groups."
To be clear
witch hunt
12.12.2009 06:58
Quoting the article the link points to:
The next speaker was Bongani Masuku, the International Secretary of Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). Bongani Masuku is a vocal defender of Palestinian rights and a fighter against Israeli apartheid, this has earned him the wrath of the zionist lobby in South Africa headed by the South African Jewish Boards of Deputies (SAJBD).
SAJBD has a history of colluding with apartheid in South Africa. From its inception right up to 1985[1] SAJBD basked in the privileges that were afforded to white people whilst staying silent at the suffering of black people - apparently it wasn't a Jewish issue[1]. Only when it was obvious change was unstoppable, that the oppressed could no longer be contained under the apartheid boot that it became a 'Jewish issue' and SAJBD jumped ship and issued a rebuke of apartheid in 1985!
So its rather sad to see the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) succumbing to pressure by SAJBD, an organisation that has no regard for human rights, in to issuing a ruling against Bongani Masuku for 'hate speech' in his condemnation of South African citizens serving in the IDF and (at the time) committing war crimes in Gaza. The fact that the ruling was issued the day before this speaking tour of the UK and the fact that SAJBD's UK zionist-lobby counter-part the Board of Deputies for British Jews were ready with a copy of the ruling (which hasn't even been publish by SAHRC on its website yet) to heckle and silence any discussion on the boycott of Israel (see QA session) speaks volumes.
And this is not the first time the zionists have tried to use the South African Human Rights Commission to silence criticism of Israel - after Israels slaughter in Lebanon they tried to censor Ronnie Kasrils for 'hate speech' for his condemnation of Israeli crimes in Lebanon with the words
"..we must call baby killers “baby killers” and declare that those using methods reminiscent of the Nazis be told that they are behaving like Nazis.."
That time the SAHRC didn't buckle under zionist pressure and rejected their claim that Ronnie Kasrils by his statement was denying the holocaust.
COSATU's response:
sensible