A South African human rights panel last week condemned a local trade union leader for calling to exile Jewish compatriots who support Israel, in a ruling which defined his statements as "hate speech." The union had no comment on the case.
The South African Human Rights Commission said statements made publicly by Bongani Masuku, international relations spokesperson for the Congress of South African Trade Unions "implied that the Jewish and Israeli communities are to be despised, scorned and ridiculed," thus "subjecting them to ill-treatment on the basis of their religious affiliation."
