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– Iqbal Jassat is an Executive Member of the South Africa-based Media Review Network. He contributed this article to The Palestine Chronicle. Visit: www.mediareviewnet.com
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 Iqbal Jassat Since the shattering news broke about the brutal killing of one of Palestine’s most iconic journalists, an unmistakable sense of anger began to surface across newsrooms in the Arab world and in […]
By Iqbal Jassat Finally, with a devastating war on its doorstep, Europe called out Russia for committing crimes of “collective punishment” – a term it studiously avoids using against Israel. For Europe, America and the […]
By Iqbal Jassat Dramatic political events in the last few days, ranging from what many pundits describe as a coup in Pakistan to the intensity of armed resistance within the Occupied Palestinian Territories against Israeli […]
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 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 […]
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 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 […]
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 Iqbal Jassat The British government’s discredited Home Secretary Priti Patel has once again emerged as Israel’s leading in-house lobbyist. Though her credibility was severely dented when as UK Aid Minister she had to resign […]
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 Iqbal Jassat Will Colin Powell be remembered as America’s hero or as a war criminal? Since his death a few days ago, there appears to be a rush to profile him as a warm-hearted […]
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 Pinning Palestinians down while applying harsh measures of violent repression accompanied by a fanatical settler movement of arch-racists given free rein to attack and plunder, is a notorious game Israel has elevated […]
By Iqbal Jassat As America licks its wounds following an embarrassing and humiliating retreat from Afghanistan, the hope that the futility of its disastrous two decades would result in a total drawing down of all […]
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 […]
By Iqbal Jassat In a strange coincidence of fate, a key architect of America’s ill-fated “War on Terror” Donald Rumsfeld, died on the eve of the departure by stealth of US troops from Afghanistan. Two […]
By Iqbal Jassat “Why was he killed?” is the cry of Palestinians protesting the brutal murder of Nizar Banat. Demanding answers and justice, protesters have directed their anger at the Palestinian Authority (PA), whose security […]
By Iqbal Jassat Having read Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein’s convoluted “open letter” to Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, I’m not surprised that his defensive stance on the racist settler-colonial regime leans on an attempt to divert attention […]
By Iqbal Jassat Renowned journalist John Pilger recounts that during 2003 following the invasion of Iraq, he interviewed Charles Lewis, a fellow distinguished American investigative journalist. The question he put to him was, “What if […]
By Iqbal Jassat Palestinians facing eviction in Occupied East Jerusalem may have helped save my family, says Julia Elyachar, professor of anthropology at Princeton University. In a moving appeal published in The Forward, she recounts […]
By Iqbal Jassat In a dramatic escalation representative of global outrage against Israel’s tsunami of crimes against Palestinians, a new report has made scathing findings on them. New York-based Human Rights Watch, (HRW), released a […]
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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