Anti-Israel campaigners in South Africa placed a severed pig’s head in the kosher section of a Cape Town market, reportedly to express “solidarity with the Palestinians”.
The pig’s head was found in the kosher foods section of a Woolworths market and had been placed there by supporters of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which seeks to wage economic warfare on the Jewish state.
Jewish leaders in South Africa expressed dismay that the Congress of South African Students, which is a part of the ruling African National Congress, said they helped organize the placement of the pig’s head, claiming they ware doing so "in solidarity with the Palestinians".
A Woolworths’ spokeswoman called the incident “unacceptable,” according to the report.
“Placing a pig’s head in our store is unacceptable and offensive to our employees and customers, including Jewish and Muslim employees and customers,” the spokeswoman was quoted as saying. “We will consider our options to prevent such distasteful protests in our stores.”
