The U.N.’s long war against Israel
For half a century, the most globalist of institutions has demonized the Jewish state
South Africa
‘Lower Diplomatic Level’: Israel Downgrades Ties With Brazil After Israeli Ambassador Nominee Stonewalled
Brazil Slights New Israeli Ambassador: Israel downgraded its diplomatic ties with Brazil after the credentials of Israel’s newly appointed ambassador were refused on August 26....
Flash Briefs
Hiding in Plain Sight: A Playbook for Combating Hamas in South Africa
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Memos
South Africa Expands Military Ties With Iran, Taunts Trump to ‘Bring On’ Sanctions
South Africa is not hiding its support for Iran. On August 12, Pretoria’s top military chief, Rudzani Maphwanya, met with senior officials of Iran’s military to strengthen cooperation between the two...
Policy Briefs
South Africa wants to fight Trump. Here’s how he should fight back.
South Africa is picking a fight with America it cannot win. This week, the country’s top general flew to Iran to deepen military cooperation with its Islamist regime. Just days earlier, African...
Op-eds
South Africa Remains a Risky Jurisdiction for Terror Finance
South Africa would like to get out of a very particular doghouse — the one where countries that fail to counter money laundering live. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the world’s leading intergovernmental...
Policy Briefs
7 UN Organizations That Undermine Israel and the U.S.
The Trump administration announced on July 22 its departure from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) by the end of 2026. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce...
Insights
House Committee Moves to Overhaul U.S.-South Africa Relationship Ahead of Potential FATF Delisting
U.S. pressure is mounting on Pretoria. The House Foreign Affairs Committee cleared a consequential piece of legislation on July 22 aimed at reevaluating America’s longstanding relationship with South...
Policy Briefs
US ground raid captures Islamic State leader in northern Somalia
In a brief statement released on Saturday, the United States military’s Africa Command (AFRICOM) confirmed that its forces had “conducted an operation against the ISIS-Somalia terrorist network...
Op-eds
Dear Turkey, It’s Not Us; It’s You.
Over any long-term relationship, partners are bound to evolve. One side may be more interested in freedom, while the other dabbles in authoritarianism and begins to encounter new, like-minded people. Thus,...
Op-eds
Wall Street Misprices South Africa’s Collapse
While Washington acts against Pretoria’s foreign alignments, financial markets fail to spot the reckoning ahead.
Op-eds
South Africa Rejects ISIS-Linked Political Party
The case of Farhad Hoomer has demonstrated South Africa’s difficulties in dealing with homegrown terrorism.
Op-eds
South Africa’s corrupted rule of law
South Africa’s minister of police is in bed with gangsters, according to a regional police chief. The South African government has fashioned itself as a guardian of international law in recent...
Op-eds
Putin Hails Alternative To Western Financial System
Russian President Vladimir Putin is celebrating the emergence of an alternative to the U.S.-led global financial system. Speaking virtually at the BRICS annual summit on July 6, he boasted that the current...
Policy Briefs
Spanish Prime Minister Compares Netanyahu to Putin as National Court Opens ‘War Crimes’ Investigation Into Israeli Officials
Spanish Prime Minister Assails Israel: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez unleashed a tirade against Israel during a speech to parliament, accusing the country of genocide against...
Flash Briefs
Jordanian Basketball Team Boycotts Israel
A Jordanian basketball team refused to take the court against Israel at the International Basketball Association (FIBA) World Cup in Lausanne, Switzerland, on June 29. Though the Jordan Basketball Federation...
Policy Briefs
Iranian and Iranian-Backed Attacks Against Americans (1979-Present)
Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the clerical regime in Tehran and its proxies have committed a range of attacks against Americans. This memorandum provides select documentation of these assaults. While...
Insights
U.S. Treasury Sanctions ‘Sham Overseas Charity Networks Funding Hamas and the PFLP’
The U.S. Treasury just sanctioned fraudulent charities supporting key Palestinian terrorist groups. On June 10, Treasury designated five entities for funding Hamas: Al Weam Charitable Society, Filistin...
Policy Briefs
South African MPs Seek to Criminalize Speech Defending Israel From Apartheid Allegations
A major South African political party seeks to punish key defenders of Israel. Pretoria’s Al Jama-ah party submitted a legal claim on June 2 arguing that members of parliament engaged in unlawful support...
Policy Briefs
Russia aims to ride the BRICS to AI victory
The United States must firm up its own coalition of AI collaborators.