/ 2 February 2024

Iron cloak of security: Behind SA’s risky decision to take on Israel

Israel Begins Presenting Defense At World Court Against Genocide Case
On notice: International Court of Justice Judge President Joan Donoghue, watched by Israel’s and South Africa’s defence teams, delivers the order on South Africa’s genocide case against Israel on 26 January in The Hague, Netherlands. (Photo by Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty Images)

South Africa’s decision to take Israel, the West’s darling, to the International Court of Justice for genocidal intent was brave politics

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