The Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s Advocate Ismail Jaimie has poked holes in the case put forward by Cape Union Mart and its founder, Philip Krawitz.

In the second day of the retailer’s case against the PSC and activists that have participated in the weekly anti-Israeli protests outside Cape Union Mart, questions about censorship came to light. Jaimie argued that the retailer’s application is essentially asking the Western Cape High Court to order demonstrators to self-censor.

This as it is not clear on which sentiments cannot be aired at the weekly protests. The pickets have been directed at Cape Union and Krawitz’s links to the Israeli entity, especially during the genocide on Gaza’s civilian population.

Jaimie argues that the application, if granted, would amount to a gagging order that goes against South Africans’ right to protest and freedom of expression.

The final day of arguments infront of a full bench will continue on Thursday.

Meanwhile Muslim Views photojournalist, Anwar Omar, has allegedly been assaulted by a pro-Israeli demonstrator outside the Western Cape High Court. Omar was covering the demonstrations outside the high court, as Cape Union Mart takes pro-Palestine activists to court in an attempt to muzzle their freedoms of protest and expression.

Now with the assault on a journalist, there are concerns that the pro-Israel lobby is also targeting the media. Omar says that in covering the demonstrations outside the Western Cape High Court, one of the pro-Israeli faction had shoved and punched him, and tried to prevent him from doing his job as a journalist.

Omar has opened a complaint of assault at the Cape Town Police Station.