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‘Vindicated’ Ramaphosa Defends South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel
South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has defended Pretoria’s genocide case against Israel, saying his countrymen…
ICJ Orders Israel To Stop, Punish Genocide
In a landmark ruling with far-reaching implications for international law, the International Court of Justice…
South Africa Blames Religious Fundamentalism For Israel’s ‘Genocidal Acts In Gaza’
South Africa has presented a persuasive and detailed case against Israel at the International Court…
The Hague Confirms South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel
As more than 150,000 Palestinians are being forced to flee Central Gaza, the International Court…
Ramaphosa Condemns Israeli ‘Genocide’, Calls For Two-State Solution
Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s president, has vowed to collaborate with the international community to stop Israeli “genocide” against Palestinian people. He has also called on Israel to end the siege on Gaza and allow a humanitarian corridor in the Strip. Addressing the African National Congress (ANC) post-national executive committee (NEC) meeting on Monday, Ramaphosa said the governing party is angered by the Zionist state’s indiscriminate shelling and blockade of the Gaza Strip. He said the ANC will push for a…
ARETA Calls On SA Citizens To Join Pro-Palestine Demonstration At Israeli Embassy
The African Radical Economic Transformation Alliance (ARETA) has urged all South Africans to take part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration outside the Israeli embassy in Pretoria, saying Hamas attacks were “legitimate retaliation against Israel”. Party president Carl Niehaus also called on all left-wing political parties and civil society organizations to rally behind Palestine on Monday in the same way the Palestine Liberation Authority (PLO) supported South Africa’s struggle against apartheid. Under the PLO’s former leader, Yasser Arafat, Palestine threw its weight…
Major Palestinian-Israeli Conflicts in Recent Years
JERUSALEM, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) — Hamas, an Islamist Palestinian group ruling the Gaza Strip, launched a massive surprise attack on Israel on Saturday, which included firing thousands of rockets and infiltrating militants into southern Israel. In response, the Israeli military conducted tens of airstrikes targeting Hamas sites and headquarters in the coastal enclave. The new round of conflict has led to hundreds of people killed on both sides, with thousands injured. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared the country “at…
Israeli Flag March In Jerusalem Sparks Palestinian Outrage, Condemnation
RAMALLAH/GAZA, May 18 (Xinhua) — The Flag March held by Israeli nationalists in Jerusalem on Thursday sparked outrage and condemnation from the Palestinian public and officials. Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the Palestinian presidency’s spokesman, told reporters in Ramallah in the West Bank that “Jerusalem is and will be the eternal capital of the independent state of Palestine.” On Thursday afternoon, tens of thousands of Israelis participated in the march to commemorate the “Unification of Jerusalem” amid tight Israeli security measures. Participants…