By Iqbal Jassat If Ireland is the most historically appropriate country in Europe to formally acknowledge that Israel is committing the crime of apartheid against Palestinians, surely South Africa would be the most appropriate in […]
By Iqbal Jassat Has the South African Jewish Report failed to recognize that its messy reaction to the finding against it by the Press Council of South Africa has turned into a public relations nightmare? […]
By Iqbal Jassat Having read Pastor Tom Mofokeng’s scurrilous attempt (City Press, June 17) to discredit and undermine Reverend Frank Chikane, it astounded me to discover a complete absence of substance in his letter. The […]
By Iqbal Jassat In a remarkable testament to the protection of free speech in South Africa, especially in relation to Palestine and the settler-colonial regime of Israel, which usually is marred by intimidatory allegations of […]
By Hassen Lorgat War is not only about the killing by innocent young men (and increasingly women) but it is also big business. From this tragedy, we can begin to relearn the essential values of […]
By Iqbal Jassat With the global spotlight on Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine and dramatic pictures of civilians fleeing in droves to neighboring countries, many across the world will be wondering how this tragedy will […]
By Ramzy Baroud When Nelson Mandela was freed from his Robben Island prison on February 11, 1991, my family, friends and neighbors followed the event with keen interest as they gathered in the living […]
By Iqbal Jassat South Africa’s ANC-Led government has renewed its pledge of solidarity with Palestine by adding the new phrase “direct action”. The fresh commitment by Minister of International Relations Mrs. Naledi Pandor has been […]
South Africa’s former chief justice on Thursday apologized for comments he made in 2020 pledging support for Israel, the New Arab reported. The apology came nearly a year after Mogoeng Mogoeng, who is a devout […]
By Iqbal Jassat The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) put together what appears to be a clumsy attempt to justify South Africa’s diplomatic ties to Israel. This feeble effort in response to justifiable […]
By Iqbal Jassat Is the question of Kashmir, and its seven-decades-long quest for self-determination, of no consequence for the Cyril Ramaphosa administration? The population of Kashmir under siege by a belligerent Indian army led by […]
By Ramzy Baroud Long before intersectionality became a prevailing concept which helped delineate the relationship between various marginalized and oppressed groups, late South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu said it all in a few words […]
By Iqbal Jassat 2022 kicked off in South Africa with calls for a nation-wide boycott of Clover since the Israeli-owned dairy company was hit by a strike during November last year. Workers protesting against wage […]
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle, died on Sunday at the age of 90, the South African presidency said. “The passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is […]
By Jim Miles The US Summit for Democracy has come and gone without too much fuss. It was a strange little show with the leader of the so called ‘free world’ – being those “democratic” […]
By Ronnie Kasrils Much will be said about Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, and like the repetition of his name, there will be many glowing reiterations of his courage, modesty, integrity, fortitude and loyalty to the ANC. […]
By Iqbal Jassat For How Long Will South African Government Ignore Violations of Foreign Military Assistance Act by Locals Serving in Israel’s Apartheid Army? Seven years ago a high-profile group of South Africans made damning […]
By Jim Miles (International Brigade Against Apartheid. Ed. Ronnie Kasrils. (With Muff Andersson and Oscar Marleyn). Jacana Media, Auckland Park, South Africa. 2021.) When reviewing a book already given high testament by the likes of […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Nelson Mandela’s Poet Laureate Zolani Mkiva released a tribute song to Palestinian icon and leader Yasser Arafat on November 29, marking United Nations Day for Palestine. The International Day of […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A Palestinian was killed on Sunday in occupied East Jerusalem, near the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Anadolu Agency reported. Israeli police claimed in a statement that four Israelis, including two settlers, […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The South African government announced in a statement on Sunday that it has withdrawn its support for the Miss South Africa Pageant, which is scheduled to be held in Israel […]
By Haidar Eid Dear Ms. Lalela Mswane, We don’t know each other. I only know that you are Miss South Africa and just heard of your name two days ago when the media reported […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Human rights organization #Africa4Palestine launched a petition on Wednesday calling on South Africans to ask the CEO of Miss South Africa, Stephanie Weil, to withdraw the Miss South Africa organization […]
By Iqbal Jassat In a shocking display of blatant disregard for Palestinian civil liberties, Israel has resorted to tyrannical tactics reminiscent of South Africa’s outlandish banning orders during apartheid’s heydays. Not surprising at all, for […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff After Lalela Mswane was crowned Miss South Africa 2021 on Saturday, Mandla Mandela, the grandson of former South African President Nelson Mandela, has urged her to boycott the Miss Universe […]
By Nihad Sheikh Khalil There are those who suggest as very much a fait accompli that the African Union’s acceptance of Israel’s accession to its institutions, as an observer member, regardless of the crimes of […]
By Iqbal Jassat In a shocking decision made by Herman Scholtz as the Deputy Press Ombudsman, he has ironically, granted propagandists for the Apartheid regime of Israel a blank cheque to malign conscientious human rights […]
By Iqbal Jassat In the midst of a full-blown controversy sparked by a decision to allow Israel “observer status” at the African Union, it is crucial to note that the Zionist colonial settler regime hasn’t […]
By Iqbal Jassat Michael Lynk, UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), has made damning findings on Israel’s illegal settlements. In his report on Friday to the UN Human Rights […]
Israel is committing the crime of apartheid, two former Israeli ambassadors to South Africa have said in an article drawing parallels with the system of racial segregation in South Africa which ended in 1994. In […]
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
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