The ANC deputy secretary general also insisted that the governing party was not ‘anti-Jew’
South Africa is ready to help negotiate a lasting settlement in the region, the president said
Raping women and beheading children is not a struggle for human rights or freedom, it is a massacre
There can be no peace for Israelis and Palestinians if they continue to hate each other
The biggest myth of modern Israeli politics has been exposed — the oppression of Palestinians keeps Israel secure
The UN secretary-general also voiced alarm at the announcement of a total siege of the Gaza Strip, while all aide has been blocked
There are fears that misinformation could trigger real-world harm, amplifying hate and violence especially in conflicts such as in Israel/Palestine
At the moment, the geopolitical conditions to bring all sides willingly to the table do not exist
Pretoria does not believe its disparate views on the conflict will affect relations with the US
To call the conflict “terrorism” highlights a bias in Western-centred reporting
Israel also came under attack from the north on Sunday when Lebanon’s Hezbollah launched guided missiles and artillery shells ‘in solidarity’ with the unprecedented Hamas offensive, without causing any casualties
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said ‘we are at war’ and vowed severe retaliation after ordering an extensive mobilisation of Israeli army reserves
Call for Swimming South Africa to put international justice first and boycott the competition
Israel regularly restricts, controls and blocks access to water, and chops down vital olive trees
Instead of remaining silent, Israel’s long-time friend must fight for the rights and freedoms that are inalienable on its own soi
In a changing world it cannot be business as usual for human rights and democracy thinkers
Sport can be a powerful force for good but in the wrong hands it can also be used help normalise hatred
Nomically, the left advocates pluralism and promotes difference, but only within a network of fixed, essentialized identities, and so permissiveness becomes prohibition.
Inclusion of racist and homophobic extremists goes against the state’s Declaration of Independence’s vision of equality and justice
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is a step in the right direction, but the world will remain unbalanced while nine states still hold these dangerous weapons
What happens in Israel and Palestine does not affect Israelis and Palestinians, alone. It fuels a global fault-line of mistrust, suspicion, intolerance and violence
Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela uses the continent’s security problems as a prism through which to cast his dark agenda against Israel into the minds of Africa’s youth
One cannot choose one’s race or nationality, but one can choose one’s political views and live by those choices
When Russia illegally invaded Ukraine, was not that the moment for the United Nations to send its secretary general to Moscow to demand a ceasefire?
Israel reaps diplomatic benefits through chequebook diplomacy and questionable support for dictators
Russia is at war with Ukraine because it is at war with Nato, which is commanded by the United States
Russia is at war with Ukraine because it is at war with Nato, which is commanded by the United States
Apartheid as a crime against humanity has reached customary international law status, which means that it is law that is considered binding on states under international law even if a state has not ratified an applicable treaty prohibiting apartheid
Israel is scaling up its information war ahead of a UNHRC session at the end of February that will table a report into last year’s bombing of Gaza
Clover labour unions are fighting the BDS movement’s political battles while ignoring workers’ needs
Mogoeng Mogoeng issues apology over his controversial remarks over South Africa’s foreign policy at a Jerusalem Post seminar in 2020
The former chief justice must apologise over his controversial criticims of South African foreign policy on Israel within 10 days