Naledi Pandor

January 23, 2025 | David May |

Attempted Bombing Attack on South African Jewish Community Center Remains Unsolved

The bomb in Cape Town may have failed to detonate on December 5, but it has sparked an independent investigation. South African Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein announced in mid-January that an independent...

January 13, 2025 | David May |

Lawfare Against Israeli Soldiers

Israeli tourist Yuval Vagdani had to escape for the second time. On October 7, 2023, he survived the Hamas massacre at the Nova music festival near Gaza. Then in the first week of January 2025, he escaped Brazil...

September 11, 2024 | Connor Pfeiffer, David May

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...

July 24, 2024 | Connor Pfeiffer, Toby Dershowitz, David May

South Africa Must Change Course on Hamas

While Washington is primarily focused on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit and address to Congress this week, another side of the global conflagration around Israel’s war of self-defense...

July 3, 2024 | David May, Toby Dershowitz

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...

May 24, 2024 | |

Top UN Court Calls for Israel to End Anti-Hamas Operations in Rafah

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United Nations’ top court, on May 24 called for Israel to end its operations in Rafah, “which may inflict on the Palestinian group...

March 28, 2024 | Orde Kittrie |

Warning Sirens Over South Africa

New legislation in Pretoria offers ‘land reform’ along the path to ruin already traveled in Zimbabwe and Venezuela.

March 18, 2024 | Toby Dershowitz, Max Friedman

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...

March 15, 2024 | |

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,...

March 1, 2024 | David May |

Hamas’ South African Support Network

A web of unsanctioned organizations operating in South Africa support and enable the terrorist group free of consequences.

February 16, 2024 | |

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....