Israel has passed a law permitting the execution of Palestinian prisoners, codifying practices previously carried out extrajudicially. With conviction rates in military courts exceeding 95%, critics say the measure is a guarantee of death, not justice
As Easter approaches, access to Jerusalem’s holy sites reveals the politics of occupation, not a clash of faiths
As Israel submits its legal response to the ICJ, South Africa weighs its next move in the landmark genocide case amid ongoing civilian casualties in Palestine
South Africa can move to get more emergency orders from the International Court of Justice. The UN General Assembly’s Uniting for Peace power can overcome the US government’s veto and obstruction
Hamas’s demand for Barghouti’s release reflects his symbolic and political weight
The vigil also marked the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
The Trump administration’s exclusion of South Africa from G20 meetings comes after its recent successful hosting of the bloc’s annual leaders’ summit despite Washington’s boycott
Given the close comparison between apartheid and the challenges faced by Palestinians, the government must be called upon to lead the quest for justice
The airstrikes are about more than Iran’s nuclear capacity; they are aimed at the network of supporters of Palestinians’ right to exist
The United Nations Security Council needs reform. The US has, since 1946, exercised its veto more than 80 times, many of those to block resolutions critical of Israel
South Africans know what it is like to be dehumanised, displaced and silenced and so it is important to support the Palestinians
Seventy-seven years ago hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were forcibly evicted from their homes. Since then they remain under siege in the West Bank and Gaza, where 50,000 have been killed since 2023
The genocidal state asks the West for help to fight the fires while its military burns children and adults alive in Gaza.
The move reflects France’s strategic recalibration amid rising domestic pressures, European fragmentation over Gaza and a widening rift with Washington.
As humanitarian needs soar, provisional measures are needed for the full cessation of hostilities in Gaza.
While Benjamin Netanyahu keeps boasting about having defeated Hamas and gleefully claiming that it is not a threat, his soldiers continue their killing spree under his orders
The headline ‘Scary time to be a Zionist’ at the University of Cape Town did not consider the ‘scary’ time to be a Palestinian in the Occupied Territories
Israel’s seemingly limitless brutality is rooted in ‘the logic of dehumanisation’
Amid the humanitarian catastrophe caused by Israel, its leaders are being welcomed by many powerful countries and leaders
Although illegal under international law, Israel justifies these actions as necessary for state security
