UPDATE: South African pro-Palestinian journalist Tehillah Niselow, a (Jewish) journalist at PowerFM987 radio Johannesburg, apparently 'has no problem with the song 'Shoot the Jew' -- judging by her own remarks afterwards. This journalist was clearly visible on the video, smiling approvingly when hearing the song 'kill the Jew' being sung on August 29 2013 at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg -- while she was watching Jewish South Africans file past the protestors. The rentamob in brand-new tshirts and printed posters protested at the exit to the concert-hall against the appearance of Daniel Zamir, an Israeli classical saxophonist at the Wits University concert on 29 August 2013. Ms Niselow allegedly afterwards then 'demanded 'proof that the song Kill the Jew was sung'. But then she allegedly wrote later 'there is nothing wrong with the song'.
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VIDEO:
http://youtu.be/9ssMGadx1g8 https://twitter.com/tehillahniselow/status/372948649598525440
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Recorded reaction from concert-goer: "Hearing these hatemongers, is like listening to nazi speeches in prewar Berlin. This (Muhammad) Desai and his cohorts (who organized the protest on August 29 2013) need to be prosecuted for hatespeech. It's already been ruled that the "Kill the Boer" slogan is hatespeech, so in the face of that fact, the hate here is clearly delineated."
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Source: As recorded on article Sept 2 2013: PoliticsWebCoZA headlined: "We strongly condemn singing of "dubula e juda" (Kill the Jew) - Geffen & Isaacs"
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http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page72308?oid=401747&sn=Marketingweb+detail&pid=90389
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South African protesters sing “Shoot the Jew” instead of “Shoot the Boer” at concert of saxophonist Daniel Zamir
August 29, 2013 By Daniel Greenfield, Front Page Magazine: " We’ve discussed “Shoot the Boer” before. It’s one of those cheerful anti-Apartheid songs about shooting white people. Now it’s been narrowed down in its specificity by the BDS pro-terrorist crowd. Its coordinator Muhammed Desai says 'anti-semitism played no role in our protest', telling 'Wits Vuvuzela'that 'the whole idea of anti-Semitism is blown out of proportion. The concert at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa featuring Israeli saxophonist Daniel Zamir turned ugly Wednesday night when members of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) group began to sing, “dubula e juda” (“shoot the Jew”) as concert attendees were entering the music hall, according to Wits Vuvuzela, a paper affiliated with the university. " Wits Vuvuzela" student publication, reported that BDS protestors also chanted “there is no such thing as Israel” and “Israel apartheid.” Despite the hateful rhetoric, Muhammed Desai, coordinator of BDS South Africa, rejected the notion that anti-Semitism played a role in the group’s protest, telling Wits Vuvuzela that “the whole idea [of] anti-Semitism is blown out of proportion.” Writes Greenfield in Front Page Magazine: "Clearly. I’m not sure what the right proportion for inciting the murder of Jews would be. Based on what most supporters of terrorism think, any criticism of that sort of thing is out of proportion."
http://frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/south-african-anti-israel-bds-protesters-sing-shoot-the-jew-instead-of-shoot-the-boer/
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BACKGROUND
BDS ('Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions") South Africa facebook announced its protest meeting as follows:
"Following audio evidence of ethnic racism and profiling by pro-Israeli organisations, of an event scheduled to take place at Wits on Wednesday 28 August 2012 (http://tinyurl.com/kxjduyl); We, the Wits University Palestine Solidarity Committee, BDS South Africa and Concerned Wits University Staff and Students hereby call on all peace-loving members of the public to join us in a non-violent and peaceful protest that will be held at Wits University's Great Hall in Johannesburg from 18h30 outside of the event. The protest will be against the racism of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies and the South African Zionist Federation, and in solidarity with the Palestinian people and their call for a boycott of Israel until Israel meets its obligations under international law. If possible, please dress in black Contact telephone: 0834530528 / 084219988
"About BDS: "A South African group advancing and working with the international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel movement
BDS South Africa was founded in 2010. At the time the larger global BDS movement was on the rise internationally but there was no specific South African group focusing solely on the boycott of Israel. We fulfill this role.BDS South Africa employs full-time staff members but mostly relies on a large and extensive group of volunteers. An advisory board, with respective experts, has also been set up to provide oversight and guide to the organization.Since its establishment BDS South Africa has facilitated numerous campaigns, including: the University of Johannesburg (UJ) academic boycott campaign which successfully resulted in UJ terminating its institutional ties with Israel (www.ujpetition.com); the South African Artists Against Apartheid cultural boycott campaign (www.southafricanartistsagainstapartheid.com); and, the annual Israeli Apartheid Week – a nationwide awareness raising initiative at over 15 South African universities and in more than 20 cities and towns.
telephone +27 11 492 2414 - administrator@bdssouthafrica.com - http://www.bdssouthafrica.com - http://www.twitter.com/bdssouthafrica - http://www.facebook.com/bdssouthafrica
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Wits Vuvuzela article:
"BDS protests saxophonist Daniel Zamir concert at Wits, sing "Shoot The Jew" (Dubula e juda)"
(*The article produced by student-journalists, leaves unexplained what 'BDS' stands for) Daniel Zamir concert at Wits
-- by Emelia Motsai - emelia@witsvuvuzela.com - and Nokuthula Manyathi - photos Nokuthula Manyathi
by Emelia Motsai and Nokuthula Manyathi - August 29, 2013
Aug 29 2013; "Both concert organisers and protesters felt like winners after the Daniel Zamir concert that was held at Wits University last night. Muhammed Desai, coordinator of BDS South Africa, said the protest had been effective because they were able to make those attending the concert “uncomfortable”. “I am an alumnus of this university, they are the ones that are outsiders here, and we want them to feel like outsiders,” said Desai. “You have blood on your hands.You think you can use our university to cleanse your image.”He said because the organisers had to send out an urgent message to those attending the concert to tell them how to get in, which entrances to use and which to avoid is also a sign of victory – “already it shows that they are tense and they are stressed because SA is becoming so difficult for pro-Israeli organisations to operate [in].”
But the organisers also felt that the night was a success. The concert was held as the university’s way of making up for the one that was disrupted in March. The president of the SA Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD), Zev Krengel said Wits had lived up to its promise. : “The team was great. I could not fault Wits in anyway.”
Krengel said the "protesters were peaceful apart from the group that moved into the corridor and which he described as aggressive". At first the protesters were singing softly but as the night went on they sang and chanted loudly. The protesters confronted and provoked those who came for the concert. “You have the blood of Palestine children on your jersey,” shouted a protester to a woman who was walking in to the concert area. “ You have blood on your hands. You think you can use our university to cleanse your image,” said another protester. Most of the people there to attend the concert passed by the protesters quickly pretending not to notice anything but not all of them. Some passed by the protesters holding up Israel scarves and flags. “Fuck you!” said a concert attendee to a protester. “Wits University is my University, I have two degrees at Wits,” said another person attending the concert -- replying to a protester who had shouted that they "were not welcomed at Wits". Another one gave the protesters the middle finger. Some had to be subdued by those walking with them.
At some point the protesters threw papers at concert attendees as they arrived. They also sang, “dubula e juda” (“shoot the Jew”), and chanted “there is no such thing as Israel” and “Israel apartheid” as the concert attendees were coming in.
Quote: Desai: "Just like you would say 'Kill the Boer' at funerals during the eighties it was a way of identifying with the apartheid-regime'
--- Desai said many African people in South Africa when using the word “Jews” meant it in the same way they would have during the eighties. “Just like you would say kill the Boer at funeral during the eighties it wasn’t about killing white people, it was used as a way of identifying with the apartheid regime”.
NO JEWS ARE BEING HARMED BECAUSE OF ANTI-SEMITIC IMPULSES:
He (Desai) said "there was no evidence of Jews being harmed because of anti-Semitic impulses, – “the whole idea anti-Semitism is blown out of proportion”. He said if there were anti-Semitic sentiments they would flatly challenge it even if it came from within their protest.
He said there a peaceful process going on and South Africans had to encourage that.
http://witsvuvuzela.com/2013/08/29/with-gallery-audio-bds-protests-daniel-zamir-concert-at-wits/
Ari Kruger, who attended the concert said the the term “apartheid” freely used just to evoke enthusiasm and sensitivity among South Africans: “Look at their supporters, the Cosatu guys, I’ve spoken to them on many occasions, they actually don’t have the facts, they are being told, ‘come to the function, apartheid, free Palestine, South Africa’s history is Palestinian reality’ which is actually not true.”
Krengel challenged the BDS and Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) to have a joint concert with them, to “bring together a Palestine musician and an Israeli one.”
Dr Shireen Ally, a Wits lecturer who was part of a group that represented Wits staff and students, said the university refused them the right to have a silent protest and move into the Great Hall foyer. Ally said they would be seeking legal advice because the university had “infringed” on their rights to protest.
Deputy vice-chancellor Tawana Kupe said "the university had given permission for a silent protest, just not permission to be in the foyer which the protesters had not asked for anyway."
http://witsvuvuzela.com/2013/08/29/with-gallery-audio-bds-protests-daniel-zamir-concert-at-wits/#comment-12463
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