The Hitlerization of Benjamin Netanyahu and the Nazification of his Likud-led coalition government THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | After years of frustration, I am finally proud of South Africa. It has restored my faith in the goodness of “man.” It has acquired a soft spot in my heart by doing …
Read More »South Africa transitions from apartheid victim to global advocate in Israel case
Moving from apartheid to advocacy, South Africa is pulling its geopolitical heft on the issue of Gaza, launching a genocide case against Israel with a hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | South Africa’s unprecedented move to sue Israel for genocide at the …
Read More »Journalists killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza
GAZA | Xinhua | Two journalists were killed and another journalist was injured on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike targeting their vehicle in the southern Gaza Strip, according to Hamas media office. In a statement, the office identified the two journalists as Hamza Al-Dahdouh and Mustafa Thuraya, whose car was …
Read More »Israel says 40 rockets fired from Lebanon targeting northern Israel
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL | Xinhua | About 40 rockets were fired from Lebanon targeting northern Israel on today following the sounding of sirens throughout the region, according to a statement by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). “Approximately 40 launches from Lebanon toward the area of Meron in northern Israel were identified,” …
Read More »RUSSIA: US actions in Middle East provoking anger in Arab world
UNITED NATIONS | TASS | Russia is concerned about the situation in the Red Sea and is confident that developments there are the direct projection of violence in the Gaza Strip, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said. “I think that hardly anyone of our counterparts will …
Read More »Israel to attend UN court over accusation of “genocidal acts” in Gaza
JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israel decided to appear at the United Nations’ International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Hague, the Netherlands, in the hearing of the case filed by South Africa alleging “genocidal” acts in Gaza, Israeli news website Ynet reported Monday evening. “Israel has signed the convention against genocide …
Read More »Israel rejects Hamas’ new proposal involving release of Gaza hostages — Axios portal
WASHINGTON | TASS | The Israeli leadership rejected a new proposal from the radical Palestinian movement Hamas for a deal involving the release of hostages, the Axios portal reported citing sources. According to them, on Sunday, Hamas through Qatari and Egyptian mediators gave Israel a new proposal for a deal that would …
Read More »Funeral for assassinated Iranian commander held in Tehran
TEHRAN | Xinhua | The funeral for senior Iranian commander Seyyed Razi Mousavi, who was recently assassinated in an Israeli attack in Syria, was held in Iran’s capital Tehran on Thursday. A number of people including Iranian officials took part in the ceremony to bid farewell to the veteran member …
Read More »The strategic aim of Israel
Why a two-state solution is anachronistic and a one state solution the most viable solution THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | I argued in this column last week, that arbitrary violence by Hamas has always played right into the hands of hawks in Israel. Today, the forces for peace inside Israel …
Read More »Inside the war in Gaza
How Hamas helps Zionists in Israel to undermine the peace process and thereby achieve their strategic aim THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | As the war in Gaza rages, we need to ask: What is the root cause of the problem in Palestine? It is the occupation of Palestinian lands …
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