The whataboutery in African debates on solidarity with Gaza is misplaced
2 months, 1 week ago

The whataboutery in African debates on solidarity with Gaza is misplaced

Al Jazeera  

Not standing in solidarity with Gaza because of the need to make African conflicts visible is the wrong approach to humanising African lives. Given that an association like the African Humanities Association was formed precisely to challenge the invisibilisation of African voices, it was natural that the calls for solidarity with Gaza raised these questions. However, that effort to address the invisibilisation of African conflicts as a result of the historical dehumanisation of Africans is not necessarily addressed by the action of being “in solidarity” with one particular conflict or another on the continent. Today, if we are to be “in solidarity” with DRC, assuming that this refers to the longstanding conflict in Kivu, it would be more meaningful if it implies that we are encouraging more people to make an effort to understand the complexities of the two Kivus, the historical legacy of citizenship claims, and the regional histories and global arteries that run through the heart of the conflict, including the Rwandan civil wars and the displacement of a large number of people beyond Congolese borders.

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Amid genocide, the tide is turning on Palestine
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Amid genocide, the tide is turning on Palestine

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Pro-Palestine activists could not put an end to Israel’s genocide, but managed to shift the public opinion on the conflict. It also voted against the UN General Assembly resolution, supported by 154 member states, calling for an immediate end to Israel’s war on Gaza. Most importantly, despite the world’s inability to put an end to Israel’s genocide and lawless occupation, …

‘State of the Union is genocide’: Gaza protesters challenge Biden speech
1 year ago

‘State of the Union is genocide’: Gaza protesters challenge Biden speech

Al Jazeera  

Demonstrators in the US capital say they represent the ideals Biden claims to speak for, as they call for full ceasefire in Gaza. Washington, DC – United States President Joe Biden may have been preparing to address Congress, but protesters gathered outside of the US Capitol had their own message: “Stop funding Israel” and “Complete ceasefire now”. “As President Biden …

African leaders condemn Israel’s offensive in Gaza
1 year, 1 month ago

African leaders condemn Israel’s offensive in Gaza

Associated Press  

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Leaders at an African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Saturday condemned Israel’s offensive in Gaza and called for its immediate end. Moussa Faki, the chair of the African Union Commission, said Israel’s offensive was the “most flagrant” violation of international humanitarian law and accused Israel of having “exterminated” Gaza’s inhabitants. “We want …

Harsh Israeli rhetoric against Palestinians becomes central to South Africa's genocide case
1 year, 2 months ago

Harsh Israeli rhetoric against Palestinians becomes central to South Africa's genocide case

New Indian Express  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Fighting “human animals.” Making Gaza a “slaughterhouse.” “Erasing the Gaza Strip from the face of the earth.” Such inflammatory rhetoric is a key component of South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide at the U.N. world court, a charge Israel denies. South Africa says the language — in comments by Israeli leaders, soldiers and entertainers about …

Altruism, opportunism or both: What pushed South Africa to ICJ over Gaza?
1 year, 2 months ago

Altruism, opportunism or both: What pushed South Africa to ICJ over Gaza?

Al Jazeera  

Pretoria’s intent is under scrutiny as it presents an all-important case against Israel’s war in Gaza at the ICJ. President Nelson Mandela famously declared that our own freedom as South Africa was incomplete without the freedom of Palestine.” A shared indignation In its 84-page submission to the ICJ, South Africa argues that Israel is violating its obligations under the 1948 …

Has genocide been carried out against Palestinians in Gaza? South Africa and Israel are battling for reputation and history
1 year, 2 months ago

Has genocide been carried out against Palestinians in Gaza? South Africa and Israel are battling for reputation and history

ABC  

Rarely has there been such a compelling legal and public relations battle as has just occurred at the International Court of Justice – two countries employing their best legal minds in a battle for reputation and the history books. South Africa accuses Israel of genocidal acts in Gaza Photo shows A group of people sit facing a court in a …

‘Hold Israel accountable’: South Africans rally behind Gaza amid ICJ case
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Hold Israel accountable’: South Africans rally behind Gaza amid ICJ case

Al Jazeera  

As their government takes Israel to The Hague on genocide allegations, South Africans are standing by Palestine. “However, it is them that have continuously violated Palestinians’ basic human rights and right to live in freedom.” It’s a sentiment that’s widespread in South Africa as the country’s government takes Israel to the International Court of Justice on charges of committing genocide …

Opinion: Palestine deserves to be free. Israel deserves to exist. How do we give peace better PR?
1 year, 3 months ago

Opinion: Palestine deserves to be free. Israel deserves to exist. How do we give peace better PR?

LA Times  

Recently, in a downtown Los Angeles hipster coffee shop, I was waiting for the bathroom when I spotted a blackboard covered with phrases. An Israeli transportation officer didn’t believe that a 22-year-old man, traveling alone for four days to Israel, was going there to do dance research, whether he was Jewish or not. “I thought they just shot people.” I …

World condemns Israel’s war on Gaza as it marches for Palestine
1 year, 3 months ago

World condemns Israel’s war on Gaza as it marches for Palestine

Al Jazeera  

Demonstrators rallied across the world to show their solidarity with Palestinians and to protest against the Israeli army’s onslaught on the Gaza Strip on World Human Rights Day. Every year on December 10, the international community observes Human Rights Day to commemorate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. Speakers …

Gaza as a global metaphor for reclaiming justice
1 year, 3 months ago

Gaza as a global metaphor for reclaiming justice

Al Jazeera  

“Gaza as a Metaphor and the Right to be Human”, was the title of a paper that I wrote for a conference on International Law and the State of Israel: Legitimacy, Responsibility and Exceptionalism that took place in Cork, Ireland from March 31-April 2, 2017. The attacks on Gaza introduce an apocalyptic vision of the present and the near present, …

‘No ceasefire’: Israel supporters gather in Washington, DC, amid Gaza war
1 year, 4 months ago

‘No ceasefire’: Israel supporters gather in Washington, DC, amid Gaza war

Al Jazeera  

The March for Israel attracted thousands of protesters and top politicians, many of whom rejected calls to end the war. The crowd had gathered to back Israel’s war in Gaza and to call for the release of more than 200 captives held by the Palestinian group Hamas. Asked whether Israel’s occupation of Gaza contributed to hostility in the conflict, Weiss …

Genocide in Gaza: A call to urgent global action
1 year, 4 months ago

Genocide in Gaza: A call to urgent global action

Al Jazeera  

A week into Israel’s war on Gaza, 800 eminent scholars and practitioners of law sounded the alarm about an imminent genocide in the territory. Israel has put Gaza under complete siege, with “no electricity, no food, no water, no gas”, as declared by Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. “You must remember what Amalek did to you, says our Holy Bible,” …

Photos: Palestine solidarity rallies around the world
1 year, 5 months ago

Photos: Palestine solidarity rallies around the world

Al Jazeera  

Protesters from Jakarta to Tunis have taken to the streest to demand an end to Israel’s bombardment of Gaza after nearly two weeks of intense air and artillery attacks that Palestinian authorities say have killed 4,100 people. Some Western governments have voiced support for Israel’s military campaign, which has come after the Palestinian group Hamas killed more than 1,400 people …

Israel’s apartheid and the myth of the democratic Jewish state
3 years, 1 month ago

Israel’s apartheid and the myth of the democratic Jewish state

Al Jazeera  

Israel’s strategy of throwing anti-Semitism accusations at those calling it an apartheid state is doomed to fail. Last week, the London-based Amnesty International joined the New York-based Human Rights Watch and the Jerusalem-based B’Tselem in calling Israel’s abusive and cruel system of domination over the Palestinians an apartheid, which amounts to a crime against humanity. A number of Israeli, British, …

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