Nakba Day Archives - Voice of the Cape

Nakba Day solidarity Rally unites voices for Palestinian rights

By Ragheema Mclean "No justice, No peace, No Zionist entities!" and “Blood, Blood on your hands, No right to defend on stolen land!” These chants echoed through the Castle of Good Hope on Saturday (18 May) as hundreds gathered to commemorate 76 years since the Nakba, or "Catastrophe," highlighting the ongoing struggles of displacement and ethnic cleansing in Palestine. Hosted by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), the Nakba rally featured […]

20 May 2024

International

“It is 75 years of agony, 75 years of killing and murder, 75 years of genocide”

By Kouthar Sambo Palestinian supporters showcased their support in commemoration of Nakba Day on Monday, 15 May highlighting 75 years of forced displacement and expulsion of Palestinians. With heightened emotion, hundreds of supporters gathered at the Muir Street Mosque in District 6 and made their way through Hanover and Adderley Street chanting “Free, free Palestine.” Once the crowd eventually arrived at Parliament, various political organizations, activists, and religious scholars addressed […]

17 May 2023

International

COSATU calls on South African government to cut ties with Israel

By Kouthar Sambo The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) says that they stand in firm solidarity with the Palestinian struggle as they will be joining the march commemorating Nakba day, which is set to take place on Monday, 15 May. The march will start at 10:00 am from Hanover Street in the City Bowl. COSATU Provincial secretary in the Western Cape, Malvern de Bruyn urges the South African […]

12 May 2023

News

Calls for SA to expel Israeli ambassador

“Expel the Israeli ambassador from South Africa and close the Israeli embassy.” That was the vociferous call from the crowd of 2500 at yesterday’s mass march in solidarity with Palestinians on the 70th anniversary of the Nakba. The Cape Town march was dubbed the #GreatReturnMarch in solidarity with the thousands of Palestinians that have engaged in weekly peaceful demonstrations at the Gaza Border for refugees to have the right of […]

16 May 2018

News

Mass protest action in CT on Nakba Day

Palestine solidarity movements are hoping to reignite the epic Gaza demonstration in 2014 with a mass protest action on the 15th May, known as Nakba day. Nakba Day marks the expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their home land, which lead to the creation of the Zionist state of Israel. The public action will be led jointly by the ANC and Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) together with other […]

18 April 2018

Opinions

Never forget the Nakba

OPINION by Ibrahim Vawda As Palestinian refugees and internally displaced persons (approximately 66% of Palestinian population worldwide) enter the 70th year of forced displacement from, and within, their ancestral homeland, Israel continues to create intolerable living conditions which further swell the number of displaced Palestinians. This ongoing Nakba (‘catastrophe’) is perpetuated through Israel’s denial of the Palestinian refugees’ Right of Return, the right to self-determination as well as other human […]

12 May 2017

Nakba Day