Africa
Patrick Gaspard, a former U.S. ambassador to South Africa, told “Politico” that there are parallels between apartheid and Israeli treatment of Gazans.
Israel’s president will also press for the release of the hostages held in Gaza.
The International Chess Foundation ranks Caleb Levitan as the 5,098th best active player in the world and the 47th best on the African continent.
Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor has angered the Jewish community and opposition parties in parliament.
If the African National Congress is re-elected, a South African Jewish radio host predicts that many Jews will leave the country.
Yedidya Talia of Talia Farm was hit in the head by one of the stones thrown by the group of eight Arab rioters.
In the last five months, Israel has allowed nearly 14,000 trucks with humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.
South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor also called for countries giving military aid to Israel to send troops to the Rafah border to escort aid shipments.
The event was part of annual “Israeli Apartheid Week” activities.
The average South African does not agree with the ruling party’s accusations against Israel before the U.N. court in the Hague, says Rabbi Yossy Goldman.
The audience at an African National Congress event reportedly cheered her announcement.
Pretoria asked the International Court of Justice to make a decision without holding a hearing.
