Warning Sirens Over South Africa
New legislation in Pretoria offers ‘land reform’ along the path to ruin already traveled in Zimbabwe and Venezuela.
Orde Kittrie
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
Going Nuclear on Rosatom
Ending Global Dependence on Putin's Nuclear Energy Sector
Congressional Testimonies
South Africa Again Attacks Israel at the International Court of Justice
South Africa on March 6 submitted an urgent request that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) order Israel to suspend its military operations in Gaza “immediately.” South...
Flash Briefs
Israel SitRep: March 8, 2024
Today’s Issue: Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Islamic Jihad Operative in Friday West Bank Raid | After Rockets Fired From Gaza at Nahal Oz and Sderot, IDF Returns Fire, Launches Airstrikes | IDF Completes...
Israel at War Situation Report
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
U.S. Defends Israel at International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice “should not find that Israel is legally obligated to immediately and unconditionally withdraw from occupied territory,” a U.S. representative...
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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....
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Israel’s Day in Court and the Future of Unrwa
The head of the U.N.’s refugee agency for Palestinians must resign.
Op-eds
ICJ Rejects Gaza Ceasefire Demand, Urges Hostages Released
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on January 26 issued a provisional order that rejected South Africa’s request to order Israel to halt its military operations in Gaza....
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Jerusalem Rejects Pretoria’s Genocide “Libel” at International Court of Justice
Israel rejected South Africa’s charge of genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague on January 12. The court is expected to decide within weeks on whether...
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U.S. Lawfare Options for Helping Bring Hamas to its Knees
Pressuring Qatar and Turkey to Quickly Detain Hamas Leaders
Memos
Israel SitRep: Nov. 22, 2023
Today’s Issue: Israeli Cabinet Approves Hostage Deal | Details of Israeli Cabinet Decision on the Hostage Deal | Terror Victims Group Petitions Israel’s High Court on Hostage Deal | IDF Breaks Through...
Israel at War Situation Report
The US should immediately prosecute culpable Hamas leaders
Publicly available evidence demonstrates that Hamas’s principal leaders, including those residing in Qatar and Turkey, are responsible for the ongoing hostage taking of U.S. citizens in violation of...
Op-eds
Residents of Hamas Stronghold In Southern Gaza Urged to Evacuate
The Israeli military dropped leaflets over the eastern neighborhoods of Gaza’s biggest southern city, Khan Younis, on November 16, urging residents to evacuate and move to the...
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Palestinian Islamic Jihad Releases New Hostage Video
Palestinian Islamic Jihad released a video of two Israeli hostages on November 9, claiming it would release them on humanitarian grounds once “appropriate measures are met.”...
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United Nations’ Bigotry Towards Israel: UNRWA Anti-semitism Poisons Palestinian Youth
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Congressional Testimonies
Israel SitRep: Nov. 3, 2023
Today’s Issue: Hezbollah Intensifies Attacks Ahead of Nasrallah Speech Hezbollah Intensifies Attacks Ahead of Nasrallah Speech Hezbollah claimed on November 2 that it launched two explosives-laden...
Israel at War Situation Report
Hamas Releases Two American Hostages
Hamas reportedly released two American hostages, a mother and a daughter, on October 20. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed the development to ABC News. The Israeli prime...
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US law requires Biden to impose sanctions on Hamas for using human shields
Orde F. Kittrie is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a law professor at Arizona State University. He previously served for over a decade in legal and policy positions...