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A protester carries a placard during a gathering by relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since the October 7 attacks by Hamas militants, in front of the Defence Ministry in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv, on March 30, 2024. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)
ANTI SEMITISM

Those who hold the values of humanity and the rule of law should reject the Hamas narrative

Spreading the Hamas narrative because of the reactive need to attach to a struggle is akin to becoming the propaganda arm of a recognised terrorist network

  • Charisse Zeifert
  • Adam Charnas
4 min read
Eylon Keshet, the cousin of Yarden Bibas who is being held by Hamas in Gaza with his wife, Shiri and young children, Kfir and Ofir were also abducted by Hamas on October 7, with unverified reports as to whether or not they have been killed in captivity, poses for a portrait during the launch of the ‘Voices From The Tunnels’ exhibition near East London as Hamas hostage families gather to mark 100 days since the Hamas attack on Israel. (Photo by Jordan Pettitt/PA Images via Getty Images)
GAZA

Birthday in absence for Gaza’s youngest hostage

The youngest hostage to be kidnapped by Hamas was born on January 18 and, if still alive, would be celebrating his first birthday this week

  • Anne-Sophie Labadie
4 min read
An Israeli soldier directs an artillery unit near the border with Lebanon on January 11, 2024 in Northern Israel. The war between Israel and Hamas that ignited on Oct. 7 has also inflamed tensions on the country’s northern border with Lebanon, where the militant political group Hezbollah has traded cross-border fire with Israel in the most significant clashes since 2006. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
ANTONY BLINKEN

US embassy official in SA reiterates rejection of Gaza ceasefire

David Feldman said Jews in South Africa should not be held responsible for the words and actions of the Israeli government

  • Khaya Koko
2 min read
Decorating Baker Group taxis with messages in support of Palestine. Photos: Knut Otto, Reza Khota
ART

Driven to protest for Palestine

‘I don’t know how to keep quiet,’ says Cape Town artist Thania Petersen of the Israel-Gaza war

  • Sean O Toole
8 min read