South Africa Is Not Pro-Palestinian, It’s Pro-Hamas
On October 5, 2024 Sheikh Riad Fataar declared, “We are all Hamas.” Fataar — who is the president of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC), a large Muslim organization in South Africa — delivered...
Cyril Ramaphosa
South Africa’s Ties with U.S. Adversaries Continue Unabated
A Russian naval ship made a port call in Cape Town on August 29, after stops in Cuba and Venezuela. This is the latest indication that South Africa’s new Government of National Unity (GNU) will continue...
Policy Briefs
New South African Government Likely to Continue Anti-Israel, Anti-U.S. Policies
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the formation of a coalition government on Sunday. Given the dominant position of his African National Congress (ANC), the government is poised to continue...
Policy Briefs
Friends in Low Places? Behind South Africa’s New Genocide Case Against Israel
Shortly before South Africa accused Israel in the International Court of Justice of committing genocide in its post-Oct. 7 counteroffensive against Hamas, the South African ruling party, the African National...
South African Foreign Minister Vows to Arrest Returning Israeli Soldiers
South Africa will arrest its nationals who fight alongside the Israeli military, Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor said on March 10. Speaking at a Palestine solidarity event, Pandor,...
Flash Briefs
Stop bailing out South Africa’s corrupt leaders
Excerpt South Africa’s current president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has betrayed Nelson Mandela’s legacy of human rights and social justice. South Africa’s citizens suffer through daily power blackouts of...
Op-eds
Hamas’ South African Support Network
A web of unsanctioned organizations operating in South Africa support and enable the terrorist group free of consequences.
Op-eds
ICJ Rejects South Africa’s New Attack Against Israel
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on February 16 rejected South Africa’s “urgent request for additional measures” to restrict Israel’s possible operations in Rafah....
Flash Briefs
Federal lawsuits target both Iran and private firms for allegedly financing Taliban and Al-Qaeda operations that killed U.S. troops
On December 27, 2019, more than 500 members of American military families, including over 100 Gold Star families, filed two lawsuits: one against the Islamic Republic of Iran, and another against eight multinational...
Op-eds
South Africa Adds to Its Long Record of Israel-Bashing
South Africa recalled its ambassador to Israel two weeks ago to condemn the “violent aggressio...