Prelude to Persecution
Is the ANC’s Raid on the US Refugee Center an Act of War?
The ANC-led South African government’s raid on a US-operated refugee processing center in Johannesburg on December 16, 2025, is no mere immigration enforcement—it is a dramatic escalation that reveals the regime has completely lost all restraint. Amid millions of undocumented immigrants in the country, with deportations numbering only in the tens of thousands annually, the ANC deliberately targeted this specific facility aiding persecuted Afrikaners under President Trump’s priority US resettlement program. The odds of randomly selecting these exact seven Kenyan staff members for raid, if enforcement were truly impartial, are astronomical: one in quadrillions. This is not coincidence or routine; it is a calculated, politically motivated attack on a sensitive American operation, demonstrating selective aggression and utter disregard for diplomatic norms.
This brazen interference in US sovereign interests on foreign soil is tantamount to an act of war against the United States. By storming a facility tied to an official American refugee program and disrupting it through intimidation and arrests, the ANC has crossed a red line, provoking Washington while signaling hostility toward Western-aligned minorities seeking escape from its failing state.
The ANC has already proven itself an enemy of the United States and the West through years of anti-Western foreign policy alignments, obsessive hostility toward Israel—a key American ally—and repeated instances of corruption, deception, and fraud that undermine any claim to trustworthiness. As consistent liars, frauds, and cheats with a track record of eroding bilateral ties, any excuses the ANC now offers to the United States—claiming this raid was not a deliberate act of war—must be dismissed as utterly non-credible. They have forfeited all credibility through their actions, and Washington should treat their denials accordingly.
Worse, this escalation foreshadows an imminent threat to South Africa’s Jewish community, who will undoubtedly be the ANC’s first and primary targets in any further unrestrained campaign against perceived enemies. The Jewish population, once peaking at around 120,000 in the 1970s, has plummeted due to relentless emigration driven by crime, instability, and surging antisemitism—now standing at just 38,000, a mere 0.06% of the nation’s 63 million people. This tiny, vulnerable minority is already under siege.
In Sea Point, Cape Town—a longstanding Jewish neighborhood—pro-Hamas supporters conduct weekly pro-Palestine protests that routinely devolve into direct intimidation of Jewish residents. Demonstrators post “wanted” posters targeting individuals, chant hateful slogans, vandalize Jewish assets, and openly express support for Hamas, creating an atmosphere of terror where Jews feel besieged in their own homes.
The ANC has utterly abandoned its duty to protect this community, instead positioning itself as the explicit enemy of Jews through its obsessive anti-Israel crusade: dragging Israel to the ICJ on fabricated genocide charges, hosting Hamas delegations, and cultivating a toxic environment where antisemitism flourishes unchecked. The regime’s actions embolden radicals, with incidents skyrocketing since October 7, 2023. This hostility is further evidenced by state-adjacent organizations like the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, whose response to the December 14 Bondi Beach terrorist massacre—while claiming condemnation—blamed victims by situating the attack in the “context of the Gaza genocide and Israel’s illegal occupation,” disproportionately warned against Islamophobia three times, and rationalized pure antisemitic violence. Additionally, the al-Jamaah party’s proposed “Apartheid Bill”—which would criminalize associations with Israel, mirroring the Nuremberg Laws—represents a direct legislative assault on South African Jews and their ties to the Jewish state.
The refugee center raid—targeting an escape pathway for one persecuted group the ANC despises—proves the government will stop at nothing to block exits for minorities it views as adversaries. Jews, tied indelibly to Israel in the ANC’s ideological warfare, are next. With the regime’s restraint shattered, the threat is imminent.
The December 14 Bondi Beach massacre—where terrorists murdered Jews at a Hanukkah celebration—proves antisemitic violence can ignite in milliseconds, even in supposedly safe havens like Australia. In South Africa, with an enemy regime in power, protection is impossible.
South African Jews must leave now—make aliyah to Israel without delay, or seek safety elsewhere. The warning could not be clearer: the ANC has declared itself the enemy of the Jewish people, weekly intimidation is escalating unchecked, escape routes are being targeted and closed, and global antisemitic violence can erupt without warning. Those who choose to remain are making a deliberate, conscious decision in the face of overwhelming evidence of danger. They will bear full responsibility for themselves and their families when tragedy strikes. No one will be able to claim later that they did not understand the risk; the signs are unmistakable, the threats are public, and the regime’s hostility is undeniable.
The United States must immediately grant unrestricted refugee status to South African Jews fleeing this state-enabled persecution, preparing evacuation flights as a moral and strategic imperative under the Trump administration’s commitment to rescuing endangered groups. President Trump should deploy a US warship offshore for deterrence and rapid intervention if needed.
However, for security reasons, Jewish members of extremist groups like “South African Jews for a Free Palestine”—who have demonstrated blind obedience to a terrorist ideology by aligning with Hamas supporters—must be excluded from any refugee consideration. Their actions pose an undeniable risk; they should be permanently placed on the US “Do Not Fly” list to prevent infiltration. More broadly, US intelligence agencies should systematically add all known Islamist terrorist adherents and sympathizers operating in or originating from South Africa to the “Do Not Fly” list and other watchlists. These dangerous elements have deeply infiltrated South African society and politics, and they will inevitably attempt to exploit refugee pathways to infiltrate America itself. For our own national security, America must protect itself vigorously—no risks can be tolerated when the stakes are the safety of our homeland.
America cannot wait. This quadrillion-to-one targeted raid not only appears to be a deliberate act of war against American sovereign interests, but demands an immediate and robust response. The United States Department of War must shift to an active war footing—heightening readiness, bolstering protections for American personnel and operations abroad, and safeguarding lives in South Africa along with vital US interests in the region.
