More than 3,000 people marched through Cape Town today, calling for South Africa to cut trade and diplomatic ties with Israel, including by shutting its embassy, over the war in Gaza.
Pretoria has been a leading critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza, bringing a case before the UN’s top court in December 2023, claiming Israel’s war in the Palestinian territory amounts to genocide, a charge Israel has denied.
The demonstrators called on the government to suspend its exports of coal to Israel and prosecute any South African who enlist in the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF).
Pretoria has been a leading critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza, bringing a case before the UN’s top court in December 2023 that argues Israel’s war in the Palestinian territory amounts to genocide.
