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Apartheid Israel’s Victims Await South Africa’s Lead to Dismantle It

July 10, 2022

If Ireland is the most historically appropriate country in Europe to formally acknowledge that Israel is committing the crime of apartheid against Palestinians, surely South Africa would be the most appropriate in Africa. South Africa […]

America Whitewashing Israel’s Execution Of Shireen Abu Akleh is A Cruel Hoax

July 6, 2022

It was a “silly and stupid” move to hand over the bullet that killed Shireen Abu Akleh to the Americans, is the view of many Palestinians, who have criticized the Palestinian Authority (PA) for doing […]

Will Defiance Of Press Code by Jewish Report Have Zero Consequences?

June 23, 2022

Has the South African Jewish Report failed to recognize that its messy reaction to the finding against it by the Press Council of South Africa has turned into a public relations nightmare? Clearly, if its […]

Chikane’s Courageous Stand in Solidarity with Palestine Deserves Support, Not Rebuke

June 19, 2022

Having read Pastor Tom Mofokeng’s scurrilous attempt (City Press, June 17) to discredit and undermine Reverend Frank Chikane, it astounded me to discover a complete absence of substance in his letter. The lack of depth […]

Press Freedom Triumphs With Axing of Jewish Report from Press Council

May 30, 2022

In a remarkable testament to the protection of free speech in South Africa, especially in relation to Palestine and the settler-colonial regime of Israel, which usually is marred by intimidatory allegations of antisemitism by pressure […]

Shereen Abu Akleh: Personified Truth to Power

May 16, 2022

Since the shattering news broke about the brutal killing of one of Palestine’s most iconic journalists, an unmistakable sense of anger began to surface across newsrooms in the Arab world and in many different parts […]

Collective Punishment Must Be Called Out: In Palestine And In India

April 22, 2022

Finally, with a devastating war on its doorstep, Europe called out Russia for committing crimes of “collective punishment” – a term it studiously avoids using against Israel. For Europe, America and the rest of the […]

British War Mongers Must Be Reigned In and Held To Account

April 12, 2022

Dramatic political events in the last few days, ranging from what many pundits describe as a coup in Pakistan to the intensity of armed resistance within the Occupied Palestinian Territories against Israeli colonization and apartheid […]

Justice Requires Prosecution of South African Mercenaries in Israeli Army

March 17, 2022

With the global spotlight on Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine and dramatic pictures of civilians fleeing in droves to neighboring countries, many across the world will be wondering how this tragedy will end, if at […]

South Africa’s ‘Direct Action’ Threat against Israel Raises Expectations

February 20, 2022

South Africa’s ANC-Led government has renewed its pledge of solidarity with Palestine by adding the new phrase “direct action”. The fresh commitment by Minister of International Relations Mrs. Naledi Pandor has been welcomed by the […]

Amnesty Report on Israel Apartheid Poses Challenge to Ramaphosa Administration’s Inconsistent Policies

February 2, 2022

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) put together what appears to be a clumsy attempt to justify South Africa’s diplomatic ties to Israel. This feeble effort in response to justifiable expressions of outrage […]

Kashmir: Will South Africa Call India Out?

January 30, 2022

Is the question of Kashmir, and its seven-decades-long quest for self-determination, of no consequence for the Cyril Ramaphosa administration? The population of Kashmir under siege by a belligerent Indian army led by the Narendra Modi […]

Israeli Takeover of South African Dairy Company Clover is a Disaster

January 16, 2022

2022 kicked off in South Africa with calls for a nation-wide boycott of Clover since the Israeli-owned dairy company was hit by a strike during November last year. Workers protesting against wage cuts, retrenchments and […]

Where is South Africa Heading in Its Response to IsraeIi Military Occupation?

December 6, 2021

For How Long Will South African Government Ignore Violations of Foreign Military Assistance Act by Locals Serving in Israel’s Apartheid Army? Seven years ago a high-profile group of South Africans made damning findings against Israel […]

The British Empire Strikes against Palestinian Resistance Group Hamas

November 22, 2021

The British government’s discredited Home Secretary Priti Patel has once again emerged as Israel’s leading in-house lobbyist. Though her credibility was severely dented when as UK Aid Minister she had to resign in 2017 following […]

Israel Replicates South Africa’s Heydays of Apartheid Bannings

October 25, 2021

In a shocking display of blatant disregard for Palestinian civil liberties, Israel has resorted to tyrannical tactics reminiscent of South Africa’s outlandish banning orders during apartheid’s heydays. Not surprising at all, for the settler colonial […]

Colin Powell: America’s Hero or War Criminal?

October 21, 2021

Will Colin Powell be remembered as America’s hero or as a war criminal? Since his death a few days ago, there appears to be a rush to profile him as a warm-hearted family man who […]

Press Ombud Fails to Protect Dignity of Professor Shabir Moosa

October 8, 2021

In a shocking decision made by Herman Scholtz as the Deputy Press Ombudsman, he has ironically, granted propagandists for the Apartheid regime of Israel a blank cheque to malign conscientious human rights critics of Zionist […]

‘Normalization’: Betrayal of Palestine by Arab Regimes No Easy Road

October 1, 2021

Pinning Palestinians down while applying harsh measures of violent repression accompanied by a fanatical settler movement of arch-racists given free rein to attack and plunder, is a notorious game Israel has elevated to a daily […]

Twenty Years of ‘War On Terror’ Hits Taliban Roadblock, But Has It Ended?

September 6, 2021

As America licks its wounds following an embarrassing and humiliating retreat from Afghanistan, the hope that the futility of its disastrous two decades would result in a total drawing down of all its military engagements […]

Has AU Declared War On Member States by Granting Israel ‘Observer Status’?

August 9, 2021

In the midst of a full-blown controversy sparked by a decision to allow Israel “observer status” at the African Union, it is crucial to note that the Zionist colonial settler regime hasn’t halted its violent […]

Settlements are War Crimes: Time to Hold South Africa’s World Zionist Organization Accountable

July 12, 2021

Michael Lynk, UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), has made damning findings on Israel’s illegal settlements. In his report on Friday to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), he […]

America’s ‘Crusade’ in Afghanistan Ends in Tatters as US Troops Flee in Dead of Night

July 9, 2021

In a strange coincidence of fate, a key architect of America’s ill-fated “War on Terror” Donald Rumsfeld, died on the eve of the departure by stealth of US troops from Afghanistan. Two decades of lies […]

Murder of Nizar Banat by PA Security Forces Exposes Mahmoud Abbas as Lackey of Israel

June 28, 2021

“Why was he killed?” is the cry of Palestinians protesting the brutal murder of Nizar Banat. Demanding answers and justice, protesters have directed their anger at the Palestinian Authority (PA), whose security forces have been […]

Sidestepping Apartheid as Goldstein Does is a Cop-out

June 8, 2021

Having read Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein’s convoluted “open letter” to Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, I’m not surprised that his defensive stance on the racist settler-colonial regime leans on an attempt to divert attention from Israel to […]

Revolutionary Change Imminent as Israel Dithers

May 20, 2021

Renowned journalist John Pilger recounts that during 2003 following the invasion of Iraq, he interviewed Charles Lewis, a fellow distinguished American investigative journalist. The question he put to him was, “What if the freest media […]

Plea by Jewish Anthropologist: Stop Eviction of Palestinians in Jerusalem!

May 3, 2021

Palestinians facing eviction in Occupied East Jerusalem may have helped save my family, says Julia Elyachar, professor of anthropology at Princeton University. In a moving appeal published in The Forward, she recounts the kindness shown […]

HRW Findings on Israel’s Apartheid Crimes Brings Justice For Palestinians One Step Closer

April 29, 2021

In a dramatic escalation representative of global outrage against Israel’s tsunami of crimes against Palestinians, a new report has made scathing findings on them. New York-based Human Rights Watch, (HRW), released a detailed legal report […]

Halt Israel’s Genocidal Policies is Quds Day Message

April 18, 2021

As global solidarity movements in support of Palestine’s freedom struggle begin preparations for the annual Quds Day commemoration, America’s new administration, under president Joe Biden, remains stuck in the mud. Each year during the month […]

Lawfare Results in Resounding Victories for Palestinian Solidarity Movements in South Africa

April 3, 2021

2021 kicked off astoundingly well for South Africa’s broad-based Palestinian solidarity movements. If what they notched up in a series of groundbreaking results in defense of Palestine’s freedom struggle during the first quarter of the […]

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