Two Jewish South African judicial candidates targeted at hearing

Two Jewish candidates for the South African judiciary were asked discriminatory and inappropriate questions regarding their Jewish identity at the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) while other candidates were not questioned about their religious beliefs, said the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) on Monday.

Advocate Lawrence Lever and Judge David Unterhalter were grilled about topics pertaining to Judaism and Israel and their relationship to the SAJBD, while candidates of other faiths were not subject similar questions.