South Africa makes brave foreign stand from rickety home base

There is no better country to stake a claim in the debate about the conflict between Israel and Palestine

14 January 2024 - 00:01

South Africa's case in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is a rare instance of Pretoria punching above its weight. Owing to its history of overcoming apartheid, there is no better country than South Africa to stake a claim in the debate about the conflict between Israel and Palestine...

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