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Model Shashi Naidoo. (Jerri Mokgofe, Gallo Images, file)
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20 Jun 2018
#ShashiNaidoo says she had no knowledge of the humanitarian issues of Palestine. She had "some-what" of knowledge.
20 Jun 2018
#ShashiNaidoo
says she received several threats to her own personal phone number.
"The backlash I received, I see it now as a necessity. I read every
single message and comment because I wanted to feel the pain of what I
have done."
20 Jun 2018
There were some messages straight to my phone
I don't want to focus on the negativity of it
20 Jun 2018
SA council of churches says they will support #ShashiNaidoo and will walk the journey with her. "There is a lot she is going to learn from the trip."
20 Jun 2018
BDS Esack says they would not be "policing" Naidoo's trip to Palestine.
"Shashi came from a position of not knowing and now she wants to know."
20 Jun 2018
"We must never give up on each other. This is one of the lessons of being human," Desai concludes.
20 Jun 2018
Desai says BDS view today's press conference and engagements as a turning point. "We fully accept the apology by Shashi Naidoo."
20 Jun 2018
#ShashiNaidoo: Desai says they view the acceptance of the trip as very concrete. He says they will also be holding Naidoo accountable
20 Jun 2018
Shashi will go on a fact-finding tour of Palestine, guided
by the SA Council of Churches
20 Jun 2018
Director of BDS Muhammed Desai will now read the media statement. He
says everyone on social media should be held accountable. "This is a
reflection of our democracy. BDS SA condemns all forms of racism and
violence as well bullying."
20 Jun 2018
BDS SA co-ordinator Mohammad Desai commends the "positive outcry" on social media.
Says influencers should be held accountable
