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Pro-Palestine activists lose Cape Union Mart case

High Court stops Palestinian Solidarity Campaign members from calling Cape Union Mart complicit in genocide

Pro-Palestinian protesters have been interdicted from making any claims that Cape Union Mart or any of its brands are associated with genocide in Gaza. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

The Western Cape High Court has interdicted protesters and members of the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign from saying that Cape Union Mart and its chairperson Philip Krawitz fund a “genocide” in Gaza.
Judge Judith Cloete said the case wasn’t about limiting criticism of Israel but about preventing defamation “under the guise of freedom of expression”.
The court warned against treating what is “found on the internet” as fact.
The court denied Krawitz costs, noting that he had “probably stoked the proverbial fire” by saying in an interview he would be privileged to be “the…

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