Tony Leon's Demonising of Imtiaz Sooliman as an ‘Antisemite’ Is Unjustified
Anti-Zionism is not inherently antisemitic — and claiming it is uses Jewish suffering to erase the Palestinian experience, reiterates Iqbal Jassat.
A Powerful Message – Will Sarah Friedland succumb to Zionist threats?
Many have risked threats to their careers and professions, while many more have been ostracised and slandered as ‘self-hating Jews’.
Zionist Manipulation of ‘Ceasefire Deal’ Rejected by Hamas
Just as it remains necessary for the world, especially civil society to not let their guard down while the genocide in Gaza continues to kill and plunder, it is equally crucial to ensure that the myth of a fake deal is exposed, writes Iqbal Jassat.
ICC prosecution reserved for West’s enemies
OPINION: The warrant of arrest for Russian President Vladimir Putin raises questions about the International Criminal Court’s blind spots, writes Iqbal Jassat.
Sanctions on Syria impede humanitarian aid
OPINION: Has demonisation of Syria on the back of crippling sanctions by America and the EU, contributed to pathetic minimal humanitarian responses in the wake of colossal earthquakes?
Time for South Africa to act against Israel
OPINION: Israeli politics remains dominated by the right and ultra-right parties. The international community must make the occupation economically, politically and morally costly for Israel until it is dismantled, writes Iqbal Jassat.
Colin Powell’s no hero, war on Iraq was built on his lies
OPINION: To bring the issue of WMD into sharp focus and his central role in it, Colin Powell was the indisputable purveyor of lies that led to America’s destructive war on Iraq, writes Iqbal Jassat.
Report on Israel’s apartheid crimes brings justice one step closer
Given that the International Criminal Court has finally commenced investigating Israel for war crimes and coupled with findings by B'Tselem and the HRW, we dare to dream of justice for Palestinians, writes Iqbal Jassat.
Beinart cracks Zionism's apartheid foundation
Is it a case of much ado about nothing or does it pose a significant challenge to undermine key components of Israel's multi-layered myths?From the heated backlash unleashed following an essay authored by Peter Beinart, it is clear that defenders of Zionism's settler-colonial project view him as a "turncoat" and his views as an existential threat to the survival of Israel.
If Mogoeng does not retract Israel comments, calls for him to be axed will gain momentum
Chief Justice Mogeong Mogeong's statements are inconsistent with the ethos and Office of the Chief Justice and the oath of allegiance to the constitution that he swore to uphold, writes Iqbal Jassat.
Iran & Palestine face double whammy: Sanctions & Covid 19
While the world is on tenterhooks as it confronts the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, Iran is among the countries hardest hit. Although the epicenter seems to have shifted to Western Europe, Iran's 80million plus population remain extremely vulnerable despite admirable measures enforced by its government to stem the tide.
India today: Modi's road to anarchy
Has India under the leadership of Narendra Modi adopted a disastrous route in sharp contrast from a proud tradition of anti-colonialism to neo-nazismHistorians familiar with the era of British colonialism in the sub-continent, and who recall India's golden legacy in confronting it, in addition to imperialism and apartheid, will be aghast at the turn of events.
Merkel's defense of Israel's war crimes undermines ICC & Rule of Law
Shortly following her visit to South Africa, Angela Merkel's government made a shocking announcement in defense of Israel's horrendous record of serious human rights violations. Germany took the shameful form of undermining International Law by contesting the Hague's jurisdiction, claiming that the International Criminal Court (ICC) lacks the authority to investigate Israel's war crimes against Palestinians.
Trump's "Deal of the Century": Another Round of Apartheid Crumbs
Undoubtedly masses of Palestinians in the Occupied Territories and millions of their compatriots living in squalor as refugees across the Arab world, would be appalled if not livid that the Trump administration has announced a process to extinguish their legitimate rights by gifting the occupying colonial regime with its so-called "deal of the century".
The assassination of Soleimani has a huge cost for America
Despite conflicting official statements by the Trump administration about the reason behind its decision to target Iran's most celebrated military official, the U. S. is adamant that its assassination of Qassem Soleimani and refusal to leave Iraq is about "protecting Americans". From versions advanced publicly by former CIA chief Pompeo now serving as Trump's trigger-happy defense secretary, during his TV-road show, the world was told that Qassem Soleimani was killed because he posed an "imminen. . .
Will Netanyahu face punishment for War Crimes or escape?
Has Netanyahu's criminal conduct grown in leaps and bounds? It certainly has even though his coterie of fellow thugs and band of diehard white supremacists deny it. The folly and contempt whereby he continues to commit violent and bloody massacres, suggests that for as long as the United States and Europe has his back, he cares not about any legal repercussions.
Morsi's Death in Detention: State-Sanctioned Killing Says UN
Latest UN report on Egypt's imprisonment and death in detention of the country's first democratically elected president, is a damning indictment of the military dictatorship in power. Though the stinging report may be dismissed by the coup leader Gen Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi who ousted and jailed Mohamed Morsi, it is nevertheless a welcome respite for thousands of detainees and Egypt's pro-democracy movement.
Erdogan's offensive in Syria: Trump Out - Putin in
Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan's mission in Syria has bounced from the White House to the Kremlin. Though sceptism abounds about whether his goal to flesh out a safety corridor inside Syria will be attained, it appears from his meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin, that he will. After all, Bashar Assad is indebted to Putin and the Russian military and unlikely to contest the new deal.
By invading Syria, Turkey may have bitten of more than it can chew
Has President Erdogan bitten more than he can chew and will his bravado trap him in a messy and bloody occupation of Northern Syria with no just end?
Turkish occupation of Syria: No just end?
Has US President Donald Trump handed Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan a poisoned chalice?This is the view of a well-known and highly respected analyst, Abdel Bari Atwan. His comments published before the latest reports of a ceasefire, make for interesting reading. While most of the international mainstream media are gripped with a need to explain and make sense of the framework governing the implementation of the 120hour ceasefire, Atwan's pre-ceasefire observations are thought provokin. . .
Unequal and undemocratic conduct by the 'Big Five'
The annual gathering of global leaders at the United Nations has yet again lit up New York's elite hotels and busy thoroughfares. Though the 74th session of the UN General Assembly is underway in the midst of unresolved challenges facing the world regarding climate change, inequality, racism, colonization, military occupation and war, not much change is expected.
War Mongers: "Leaders of the World"
Why is it that war criminals in their capacity as heads of states who despite being consistently in breach of global conventions governing human rights, are treated as royalty? What sets them apart from common criminals by having red carpets rolled out and celebrated with pomp and glamour? Do they belong to a special class of untouchables? A distinct class who enjoy status, privileges and worst of all, immunity.
Kashmir's freedom struggle outshines bigotry and hypocrisy
The irony of Narendra Modi's utterly reckless move on Kashmir is that it has thrust the plight of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir from oblivion to full glare of global media. That the United Nations Security Council met for the first time in fifty years to place the issue of Kashmir under the microscope, points to the folly of India's ultra-rightwing Hindu nationalist regime.
Kashmir's agony is fuelled by Modi's right-wing regime
All it took was a blink of an eye to realize that India's right-wing government outmanoeuvred old-style colonialism by repackaging it as "democracy in action". Whether described as a double takeover or colonialism squared, the fact is that the governing BJP, Bharata Janata Party, has given effect to subsume Indian Occupied Kashmir.
AU's leadership is in the hands of coup mastermind Sisi
Isn't it bizarre if not downright scandalous for the African continent which since the defeat of apartheid and its replacement with a democratic order in South Africa, had disavowed military coups, yet is led by a coup mastermind?General Abdel Fatah al Sisi, who toppled Egypt's only democratically elected leader via a bloody military coup, is not only the strong-armed dictator of the country's police state, but ironically the head of the continent's premier institution, the African Union.