Cape Jewish Board’s hate speech case is ‘intimidation and harassment’
Mariam Jakoet-Harris responds to claims that her Instagram posts were antisemitic and anti-Zionist saying the board conflated Judaism with Zionism and Israel
29 November 2024 - 04:30
A hate speech case by the Cape South African Jewish Board of Deputies was “pure intimidation and harassment” and aimed at “muzzling me”, said Mariam Jakoet-Harris who has been hauled to the Equality Court over 10 Instagram posts that the board alleged were antisemitic and anti-Zionist hate speech. ..
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