THE "SOUTH AFRICAN FRIENDS OF ISRAEL" DECLARATION
9TH MARCH 2014
On 9th March 2014, representatives of 98 civil society organisations, political parties, religious institutions, schools, and student groups from across South Africa signed a declaration in support of Israel.
The declaration read as follows:
We, the undersigned, declare our support for Israel, for the right of the Jewish people to live in freedom and security in their Biblical and historical homeland and for Peace in the Holy Land.
We believe that South Africa has a moral obligation to support a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and to distance itself from those who seek to undermine that process.