Tag: South Africa
International Court of Justice opening statement on behalf of Israel
Proceedings instituted by South Africa against the State of Israel on Dec. 29, 2023
(South Africa v. Israel)
Co-agent’s opening statement
Presented on Jan. 12, 2024, by Tal Becker, legal adviser to the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs;...
Netanyahu: South Africa is ‘representing’ Hamas ‘monsters’ at Hague court
Responding to South Africa's opening arguments against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearing on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Pretoria of "representing monsters" and "accusing Israel of genocide while it is...
Israel recalls South Africa envoy over ‘genocide’ comment
Israel has recalled its ambassador to South Africa for consultations after the country's ruling African National Congress (ANC) accused the Jewish state of "genocide" in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry said that...
Israel slams South Africa parliament decision to downgrade ties
Israel on Wednesday slammed as “disgraceful” the South African parliament’s decision to downgrade Jerusalem’s embassy in Pretoria to a liaison office.
The measure in the South African legislature was backed by 208 lawmakers, with 94...
Stewart denies calling Rowling ‘anti-Semitic,’ saying goblin comments were ‘lighthearted’
Jewish comedian Jon Stewart denied calling British author J.K. Rowling “anti-Semitic” over how goblins are portrayed in the “Harry Potter” movies, saying on Wednesday that his comments from last month were “lighthearted” and taken...
Reigning ‘Miss Universe’ rejects calls to boycott Israel-hosted pageant
The reigning “Miss Universe” came out on Wednesday against the pressure on contestants to boycott the beauty pageant, which is being held for the first time in Israel next month.
“Everyone with different beliefs, with different backgrounds,...
BDS supporters harass Miss South Africa on competing in Israel-hosted pageant
The beauty queen who will represent South Africa in the 2021 “Miss Universe” pageant set to take place in the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat is facing online harassment by supporters of the BDS movement...
Chief rabbi calls out South Africa’s president over Israel ‘apartheid’ allegations
South Africa’s Sunday Times published an open letter by Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who compared Israel to South Africa under apartheid.
Goldstein challenged the president’s claim, saying “the truth is that...
US takes ‘principled decision‘ in skipping anti-Semitic Durban conference
Jewish leaders on Wednesday praised the Biden administration for announcing that the United States will not participate in upcoming events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Program of Action.
On Wednesday, Conference...
South Africa’s chief justice confronts the apartheid analogy
As of this writing, South Africa’s Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng was on day seven of a 10-day deadline to publicly apologize for a speech he made last year in which he offered a full-throated...