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Genocide in Gaza Requires more than Mealy-Mouthed Excuses from South Africa’s Opposition Party

December 23, 2023

By Iqbal Jassat South Africa’s opposition political party the Democratic Alliance (DA), has done no more than mealy-mouth talk of “peace”. Whenever South Africa’s opposition political party the Democratic Alliance (DA), widely perceived and known […]

Hamas Prisoner Exchange and Israel’s Genocidal War – Context Is Crucial

November 24, 2023

By Iqbal Jassat Against this background, it makes perfect sense for Hamas to undertake creative means to break the crippling siege. Resistance or armed struggle by guerilla movements engaged in asymmetrical combat against rogue regimes, […]

Gaza Genocide Heralds Decomposition of Zionism and Collapse of Apartheid Israel

November 15, 2023

By Iqbal Jassat It is precisely what Netanyahu has failed to envisage, the end result of his disastrous military campaign of genocide in Gaza. As the colonial entity Israel, which was illegally birthed by the […]

From Palestine to South Africa: Fighting for Freedom is an Obligation

October 26, 2023

By Iqbal Jassat Whatever spin emanates from the settler-colonial regime’s Hasbara (propaganda) unit to project the merciless slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza as a “War on Hamas”, must be rejected with disdain. It is an […]

Visa Waiver for Palestinians: No Thanks to South African Government

September 24, 2023

By Iqbal Jassat While Israelis enjoyed and continue to benefit from unhindered travel access to South Africa, Palestinians were denied this right. The reversal of Visa restrictions on Palestinians seeking to travel to South Africa, […]

Israeli Occupation of Palestine: A Catalogue of Horror and Inhumanity

September 9, 2023

By Iqbal Jassat Horrific details of the traumatic humiliation a group of Palestinian women experienced at the hands of Israeli troops who forced them to strip naked, has not only been a shocking episode but […]

BRICS: Will Egypt’s Coup Leader el-Sisi Escape Scrutiny In South Africa?

August 3, 2023

By Iqbal Jassat Regrettably, most mainstream media has bolstered this faulty image, notwithstanding the fact that the regime of General el-Sisi is undoubtedly one of the most repressive in the world. Has South African media […]

Narendra Modi’s Genocidal Policies: A Replica Of Israeli Despotism against Palestinians

June 26, 2023

By Iqbal Jassat It is not uncommon for Modi to publicly make bizarre islamophobic statements that inevitably spill over into disastrous anti-Muslim riots. In one such callous speech, he linked India’s historic Muslim icons to […]

Al-Nakba 75: A Challenge to Defeat Colonizers of Palestine

May 15, 2023

By Iqbal Jassat As most of the world recoils in horror watching deliberately calculated Israeli brutality and cold-blooded killing of Palestinians, many who are outraged would be asking: when will Zionist-led pogroms end? After all, […]

ICC vs Putin Poses Challenge to South Africa, Raises Questions about Bias and Prejudice

May 3, 2023

By Iqbal Jassat Will Vladimir Putin land in South Africa to attend the BRICS’ summit and if he does will he be arrested and handed over to the Hague? This political and diplomatic conundrum has […]

Israel’s Protests Ignore Palestine’s Quest for Freedom and Justice

April 10, 2023

By Iqbal Jassat ‘Unchartered territory’ is how many mainstream Western media outlets have described the unprecedented political crisis that’s engulfed Benjamin Netanyahu’s rabid right-wing regime. Overnight the protest movement that’s been brewing for weeks in […]

ICC Prosecution Reserved For US Enemies, Not For US & Allies

March 24, 2023

By Iqbal Jassat Was it a ‘sick joke’ as one commentator suggested for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue a warrant of arrest against Russian President Putin on the 20th anniversary of the invasion […]

Muslim Civil Rights in Canada Under Attack by Country’s Intelligence Services

February 26, 2023

By Iqbal Jassat If Canada is hailed as a country known for its ethnocultural and religious diversity, why is it targeting Muslims? A recent report published by The Conversation has revealed shocking facts about what […]

South African Rugby Decision to Bar Israeli Team from Mzansi Challenge is Spot On

February 16, 2023

By Iqbal Jassat Having read the report on News24 that talks about a “backlash” against South African Rugby Union (SARU) for having the guts to annul the participation of an Israeli-based team at the forthcoming […]

Netanyahu’s Declaration of Jewish Exclusivity Must Be Confronted: Will South Africa Lead the Charge?

January 18, 2023

By Iqbal Jassat Does the defiant declaration by Benjamin Netanyahu to press ahead with completing Israel’s colonial project in Palestine, not challenge the world that regardless of international conventions, his government will continue to defy […]

Mandela’s Promise of Resistance to Verwoerd is Kept by Palestinians

January 1, 2023

By Iqbal Jassat As Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu is now firmly entrenched into a Jewish supremacist regime, unashamedly racist and in pursuit of total annihilation of Palestine, one is reminded of the era of Hendrik […]

Detention Without Trial: A Routine Practice Targeting Palestinians

December 8, 2022

By Iqbal Jassat ‘Detention Without Trial’ defined Apartheid South Africa’s notorious jailing of political opponents without regard for human rights or due process. An unsavory act to intimidate and crush resistance by activists viewed as […]

‘Holy Land Foundation 5’ are Victims of America’s Unjust Persecution of Palestinians

November 27, 2022

By Iqbal Jassat America’s destructive wars on Muslim countries launched in the wake of 9/11 under the misplaced rubric known notoriously as “War On Terror” (WoT), spawned mindless death and bloodshed on an unprecedented scale. […]

America’s Militarism Remains A Destabilizing Factor in South Africa, Occupied Palestine

November 11, 2022

By Iqbal Jassat South Africa has once again experienced America’s overarching intrusion into its domestic affairs. The frenzy generated by the US embassy’s “terror alert” raised the specter of bombs unleashed in the heart of […]

UN’s Francesca Albanese Calls for Paradigm Shift to End Israel’s Illegal Occupation of Palestine

November 1, 2022

By Iqbal Jassat Described as a “game changer”, the latest report on Palestine by Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (oPT), has been welcomed as a breath of fresh air by […]

Palestinian Granny’s Plea Evokes Sympathy among many except Europe, America and NATO

October 20, 2022

By Iqbal Jassat In one of the most heartbreaking pleas an 89-year-old granny in Occupied Palestine, asks “Until when will this grave injustice go on?”. Her name is Samia Khoury, described by Susan Abulhawa as […]

Siege of Gaza: Will Suhaila’s Plea Fall on Deaf Ears?

October 2, 2022

By Iqbal Jassat The illusion created by Israel that since it evacuated troops and settlers from the Gaza Strip it no longer controls the territory, was shattered once again. Sadly, the circumstances illustrating that Israel […]

Modi’s Repression Resembles Apartheid South Africa and Israel

September 12, 2022

By Iqbal Jassat Narendra Modi’s BJP-led government has yet again come under fire from human rights organizations for abuse of power under India’s draconian anti-terror law known as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). In […]

Mickail Gorbachev’s Legacy: Was the Last Soviet Leader a Zionist?

September 1, 2022

By Iqbal Jassat Though there are contrasting views on Gorbachev’s legacy, it is important to recall that as leader of the Soviet Union he oversaw the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan in 1989, after […]

Message of Palestinian Resistance is Clear: No Surrender to Apartheid Israel

August 22, 2022

By Iqbal Jassat Pariah regimes are known to decay until they turn lifeless. South Africa under white minority rule is a perfect example. It stagnated both in morality and authority, despite claiming staunch Christian values […]

Apartheid Israel’s Victims Await South Africa’s Lead to Dismantle It

July 10, 2022

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 […]

America Whitewashing Israel’s Execution Of Shireen Abu Akleh is A Cruel Hoax

July 6, 2022

By Iqbal Jassat It was a “silly and stupid” move to hand over the bullet that killed Shireen Abu Akleh to the Americans, is the view of many Palestinians, who have criticized the Palestinian Authority […]

Will Defiance Of Press Code by Jewish Report Have Zero Consequences?

June 23, 2022

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? […]

Chikane’s Courageous Stand in Solidarity with Palestine Deserves Support, Not Rebuke

June 19, 2022

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 […]

Press Freedom Triumphs With Axing of Jewish Report from Press Council

May 30, 2022

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 […]

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