JEWISH. INDEPENDENT. NONPROFIT.
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated outside of a concert in Cape Town by American pop star Pharrell Williams. Reports put the number of protesters in front of Monday night’s concert at the GrandWest casino at between 500 and 2,000. Organizers from the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement had predicted that 16,000 protesters would attend, according…
Some 57 protesters calling for a boycott of Woolworths in South Africa because it carries Israeli products were arrested in Johannesburg. The protesters were arrested on Saturday and charged with public disturbance, the South Africa Press Association reported. They reportedly walked into the store and lay on the ground with signs. Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment,…
Woolworths of South Africa said it may take the BDS lobby to court for threatening its staff and customers. The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement has held more than 40 protests at Woolworths stores throughout the country in recent weeks. “Our employees, of all faiths and cultures, are telling us that they are feeling increasingly…
