In an alarming demonstration of rising antisemitism in South Africa, authorities are investigating the discovery of a suspected bomb outside Cape Town's Jewish community center - a chilling escalation that has shaken the local Jewish community.
The incident comes as South Africa's government continues its aggressive campaign against Israel, including pursuing genocide charges at the International Court of Justice and recalling all its diplomats from the Jewish state.
While the device thankfully didn't detonate, its placement at the heart of Jewish communal life has sent shockwaves through Cape Town's Jewish community.
Despite initial attempts by local media to downplay the incident as a false alarm, Daniel Bloch, Cape SAJBD executive director, confirmed the grave reality: the country's elite Hawks serious crimes unit is treating this as a credible threat.
The timing is particularly disturbing, coming in the wake of President Ramaphosa's inflammatory "from the river to the sea" rhetoric - a statement Jewish leaders warn is essentially calling for Israel's destruction.
Here's how South Africa's Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein responded:
JNS contributed to this article.
