South Africa is a nation at the southern end of Africa, with a population of around 62 million.
A former British colony, it is one of the most geopolitically significant countries in the region and possesses influence on the world stage as a member of the G20.
Home to a very diverse population, South Africa also has a sizeable Jewish community, thought to be the 12th largest in the world, said to number between 52,000 and 75,000 Jews.
A recent report from the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy finds links between South Africa's ruling party and Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran.
Irish FM Micheál Martin also announced the government's intent to formally intervene in South Africa’s case against Israel at the ICJ.
Putin himself has a nuanced attitude toward Israel – a position that could be affected by the result of the forthcoming US presidential election.
Anti-Israel campaigns target the Jewish state’s reputation, using media and boycotts to isolate and label Israel, creating a 'public relations genocide' against it.
According to the announcement, the Memorial claims that Israel has violated the genocide convention by promoting the destruction of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Rather than a harbinger of global justice, the ANC, since assuming office in 1994, has become an enabler of genocide.
South African Jews created October 7 Square, offering a space to mourn and challenge harmful narratives amid rising hostility.
Amid rampant anti-Israel rhetoric and misinformation, the UN General Assembly’s built-in majority continues to drown out Israel’s voice and distort the truth.
Khaled, 79, rose to prominence following her successful hijacking of one plane in 1969 and her failed hijacking of a second plane in 1970.
"The violence the Palestinian people are being subjected to is a grim continuation of more than half a century of apartheid that has been perpetrated against Palestinians by Israel," Ramaphosa said.
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