We Will Not Hide: South African Jewish Board of Deputies Mark Three Years Since 7 October

Today, the leadership of the South African Jewish community took to the streets in Cape Town, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Sandton and Durban to mark three years since the Hamas attacks of 7 October 2023. Seven people stood in seven different locations, holding posters highlighting seven documented facts that we believe must remain part of the public record.

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Our action is a direct response to the intimidation experienced by South African Jews here at home. Over the past three years, our community has faced organised boycotts, harassment of businesses and aggressive attempts to silence those who speak out.

Today, we stepped into the public to make one thing clear:

We will not hide. We will not be intimidated. And we will not allow 7 October to be erased, excused or rewritten.

We mourn the tragic loss of all innocent human life on that day and throughout the subsequent war between Israel and Hamas. We welcome the ceasefire that continues to hold, and hope it brings a path toward lasting peace.

But peace cannot be built on revisionism.

Three years on, we remember. We speak. We stand.