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South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor Reveals Threats to Family in Wake of ICJ Case Against Israel
Naledi Pandor at a BRICS meeting, September, 2022 -- public domain image By Global News Service South Africa’s Minister of International...
Michael Laxer
Feb 15, 20242 min read
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South Africa calls on ICJ to urgently intervene to prevent Israeli attack on Rafah
South Africa has urgently requested the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to intervene and halt Israel’s planned assault on Rafah, a...
Michael Laxer
Feb 13, 20242 min read
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US Attacks on the ICJ Are a Declaration of Empire
They should not be seen simply as “pro-Israel” sentiment, but instead as part of a broader effort to undermine international law in order...
Michael Laxer
Feb 1, 20247 min read
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American Federation of Teachers Joins Call for Gaza Cease-Fire
The union's executive council called for a cease-fire after months of pressure from educators across the United States. By Julia Conley,...
Michael Laxer
Jan 31, 20242 min read
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Everywhere He Goes, Biden Is Haunted by the Martyrs of Gaza
Supporters of a ceasefire in Gaza protest a visit to Dallas by Joe Biden, January 8 -- image via screenshot By Global News Service Biden...
Michael Laxer
Jan 31, 20241 min read
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The International Court of Justice Censures Israel for Its Genocidal War
By Vijay Prashad On January 26, 2024, the judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) released their 29-page order that found...
Michael Laxer
Jan 30, 20246 min read
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Ruling by UN’s top court means Canada and the U.S. could be complicit in Gaza genocide
By Heidi Matthews, Faisal A. Bhabha and Mohammad Fadel, The Conversation The International Court of Justice has issued a ground-breaking...
Michael Laxer
Jan 29, 20244 min read
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ICJ Ruling Will Not Halt the Massacre in Gaza, But Begins to Restore World's Common Humanity
The world owes South Africa a huge debt. By bringing Israel to the Hague, South Africa has wrenched moral and legal force from the hands...
Michael Laxer
Jan 26, 20243 min read
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South Africa calls ICJ Gaza genocide ruling a “decisive victory” for the international rule of law
Nelson Mandela statue unveiled in Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine, 2016 In a ruling that South Africa called a “decisive victory” for the...
Michael Laxer
Jan 26, 20242 min read
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In Gaza, the West Is Enabling the Most Transparent Genocide in Human History
This is extraordinary because the states supporting Israel, above all the United States, have claimed the high moral and legal ground and...
Michael Laxer
Jan 17, 202410 min read
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KKE supports South African ICJ case while protesting US-NATO ships and troops in Greece
KKE protestors in Piraeus -- image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) has released a statement supporting South Africa in...
Michael Laxer
Jan 15, 20243 min read
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African Continental Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba begins in South Africa
The 7th African Continental Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba began today (January 15) in South Africa. Delegations from more than 20...
Michael Laxer
Jan 15, 20243 min read
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Namibia denounces Germany's support for Israel at the ICJ
In a strongly worded rebuke, Hage Geingob, President of Namibia, has denounced Germany's decision to back Israel against genocide charges...
Michael Laxer
Jan 14, 20242 min read
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Cuba backs South Africa's genocide case against Israel at ICJ
Cuban President Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez marches in solidarity with Gaza in Havana, November 24, 2023 On January 11, the...
Michael Laxer
Jan 13, 20242 min read
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Unions Are Critical in the Fight Against Israeli Apartheid
From South Africa to Palestine, global worker solidarity can link worker oppression to the injustices of apartheid. UAW workers march in...
Michael Laxer
Jan 13, 20245 min read
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Watch: 22-Minute Speech Details Israeli Officials' Genocidal Statements at ICJ
"The evidence of genocidal intent is not only chilling, it is also overwhelming and incontrovertible." By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams...
Michael Laxer
Jan 11, 20243 min read
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'No One Is Spared': South Africa Presents Genocide Case Against Israel at ICJ
"Israel's political leaders, military commanders, and persons holding official positions have systematically and in explicit terms...
Michael Laxer
Jan 11, 20243 min read
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Bear witness: Watch the start of the Gaza genocide trial at the ICJ live
In just a few short hours oral arguments are scheduled to begin in The Hague at 10:00 am local time (4:00 am ET), the proceedings can be...
Michael Laxer
Jan 11, 20241 min read
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Joe Slovo: Internationalist and Communist
South African Communist Party on the legacy and internationalism of Joe Slovo Joe Slovo with Winnie Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Nelson...
Michael Laxer
Jan 10, 20243 min read
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800+ Global Groups Back South Africa's Genocide Case as ICJ Prepares for Hearing
"The very least states can do is to submit Declarations of Intervention as a small part of fulfilling their obligations under Article 1...
Michael Laxer
Jan 10, 20243 min read
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