Keyword: Israeli settlements

Will the ANC Government Ever Prosecute South Africans Serving in the Israeli Defence force?

Picture: Matanya/Wikipedia Eddie Cottle - When South African security services prevented a Cape Town girl from boarding a plane allegedly to join ISIS, many South Africans were pleased but at the same time surprised at how swift the reaction of our security services were. How come the same reaction is not applied to South African Zionist Jews serving in the Israeli Defence Force (IDF)? The swift action of the South African security services was carried out in terms of the Regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act (RFMA),...

Settlers, Olives, and Occupation

Picture: West Bank Israeli Settlement courtesy Daily Telegraph Video In response to last year's Gaza conflict, the Israeli government announced the construction of further settlements in the West Bank. The expansion of the settlements has consumed privately owned Palestinian land, causing the destruction of Palestinian homes, produce, and livelihoods. Despite Israeli settlements taking up only 1% of land in the West Bank, they now exert control over 42%, with settlement boundaries often 10 times larger than the settlements themselves. VICE News traveled to...