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January 28, 2014

Darfur - Palestine; Tell the Truth When You Retire!

When I was at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC (1999-2000), I introduced myself to people as “a politician and academic.” My attention was drawn politely to the...

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January 28, 2014

Justice requires action to stop subjugation of Palestinians

A quarter-century ago I barnstormed around the United States encouraging Americans, particularly students, to press for divestment from South Africa. Today, regrettably, the time has come for similar action...

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January 28, 2014

A long and unpredictable relationship: South Africa's ties to Israel

South Africa has announced that it will label products made in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories as “made in occupied Palestine” rather than “made in Israel”. It...

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January 28, 2014

Apartheid South Africa and Israel: two sides of the same coin?

We have just passed the second anniversary of ‘Operation Cast Lead’, in which for many it seemed that the holiday period was used as a convenient cover for launching...

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January 28, 2014

South African government faces challenges to arrest those accused of war crimes

By Has South Africa joined the United States of America and European countries in providing Israel with “geopolitical insulation”? This question arises against the backdrop of an intense week...

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January 28, 2014

Israeli ties: a chance to do the right thing

By Archbishop Desmond TutuThe University of Johannesburg’s Senate will next week meet to decide whether to end its relationship with an Israeli institution, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, on...

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January 28, 2014

Who's afraid of Richard Goldstone?

Address by Ronnie Kasrils to NADEL (National Association of Democratic Lawyers of South Africa): Topic “Goldstone Report & The Struggle of the Palestinian People” Cape Town 24.10.09 Justice Richard...

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January 28, 2014

Ivory Coast, Palestine, democracy, and the rule of law

The political crisis over democratic secession in the mineral rich West African state of the Ivory Coast continues to cause agitation five weeks after the incumbent, Laurent Gbagbo, refused...

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January 28, 2014

Church leaders condemn Israel and Christian Zionism

Easter was the perfect opportunity for Christians to reconsider their position on the Palestine/Israel conflict and many did. In South Africa, more than sixty church leaders and theologians showed...

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January 28, 2014

Tunisia's Nahda-led government takes on the Salafist challenge

Tunisia was the country that kick-started the Arab Spring. In December 2010, a desperate young man set himself on fire, and the ensuing protests led to the fall of...

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