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Not plain sailing: The Global Sumud Flotilla, an independent, civilian-led coalition on a mission to deliver food and medical supplies to Gaza, has been attacked. Photo: Supplied

Gaza flotilla sails on despite attacks

Along with drone attacks, the fleet faces a political campaign to delegitimise it

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
Turn the page: Marcus de Jong, owner of De Jong’s bookshop in Braamfontein, has died in The Netherlands. Photo: Corina van der Spoel

Marcus de Jong: The legacy of a bookshop pioneer and champion of progressive thought

From banned books to political activism, Marcus de Jong’s life was a testament to the power of ideas and the human spirit

  • Eyaaz
2 min read
Yahya Sinwar, head of the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Yousef Masoud/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Israel, Hamas reject bid before ICC to arrest leaders for war crimes

International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan said he had applied for arrest warrants for top Israeli and Hamas leaders over the conflict

  • Des Erasmus
5 min read
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)

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

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

  • Eyaaz
7 min read
South Africa’s case against Israel’s actions in Gaza has boosted its international standing and secured its position as the moral voice of the Global South. (Photo by Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty Images)

World court agreed that Israel is on the wrong side of history

South Africa’s case against Israel’s actions in Gaza has boosted its international standing and secured its position as the moral voice of the Global South

  • Simon Allison
4 min read
The narrative has changed because people are revolting. The Western person in the street and the impoverished and abused global citizen are the ones revolting. (Photo by Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images)

Brics+ are checkmating the Western narrative on Gaza

The narrative has changed because people are revolting. The Western man in the street and the impoverished and abused global citizen, are the ones revolting

  • Eyaaz
8 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)

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