Jan 25 How did genocide become a crime and why is South Africa accusing Israel of committing it? By Mike Corder, Associated Press In the aftermath of World War II and the murder by Nazi Germany of 6 million Jews in the Holocaust, the world united around the pledge: Never again. Continue reading
Jan 19 African leaders criticize Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and call for an immediate cease-fire By Risdel Kasasira, Associated Press The African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat described the war in Gaza as immoral and unacceptable. “We demand an immediate end to this unjust war against Palestinians and implementation of the two-state solution,” he said. Continue reading
Jan 11 South Africa argues Israel is committing genocide in Gaza at UN top court as a landmark case begins By Mike Corder, Raf Casert, Associated Press At the start of two days of legal arguments, South Africa said the latest Gaza war is part of decades of oppression of the Palestinians by Israel. Continue reading
Jan 09 WATCH: Blinken dismisses South Africa genocide case against Israel as ‘meritless’ By Matthew Lee, Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The U.S. has pressed Israel to scale down its offensive in Gaza to more precise operations targeting Hamas. But the pace of death and destruction has remained largely the same, with several hundred Palestinians killed each day, according to health… Continue reading
Jan 02 Israel to defend itself at world court after South Africa files genocide accusations By Melanie Lidman, Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Since the war began, Israel has banned entry of food, water, medicine and other supplies to its population of 2.3 million people, except for a trickle of aid that the U.N. says falls far below its needs. Continue reading
Dec 29 South Africa launches case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza By Mike Corder, Associated Press South Africa has launched a case at the United Nations' top court accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and asking the court to order Israel to halt its attacks. Continue reading
Nov 06 South Africa recalls ambassador to Israel and accuses country of genocide in Gaza By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press The government also threatened action Monday against the Israeli ambassador to South Africa over his recent remarks on the African country's stance on the Israel-Hamas war. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 7:51 Examining intelligence assessments of who is responsible for Gaza hospital blast By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow Tuesday, Gaza’s health ministry, controlled by Hamas, blamed Israel for an explosion at Al-Ahli Hospital and said hundreds died in an airstrike. That claim led to protests across the region and the cancellation of President Biden's scheduled summit in Jordan. Continue watching
Oct 13 How Moscow takes Ukrainian children and makes them Russians By Sarah El Deeb, Anastasiia Shvets, Elizaveta Tilna, Associated Press An Associated Press investigation has found that Russia’s strategy to take Ukrainian orphans and bring them up as Russian is well underway. Continue reading
May 30 Watch 8:28 Hacked Chinese government files give new insights on the mass detention of ethnic Uighurs By Nick Schifrin, Tommy Walters The release of a new trove of hacked Chinese police records offers one of the most extensive accounts yet of the mass internment of the mostly Muslim minority Uighurs. Human rights groups have accused China's government of detaining more than… Continue watching