Israel palestine conflict
Mogoeng: I apologise for Israel comments 'as ordered'
In a statement released on Thursday, the former chief justice, Mogoeng Mogoeng, made it clear that he was apologising because he was forced to by the law.
It's Mogoeng’s religion and the politics of that religion that are now strangling him into a rebel against the state, whatever damage this may cause to the judiciary or how well it's judgments could be received, writes Yonela Diko.
The Judicial Conduct Committee Mogoeng Mogoeng had breached a section of the Judicial Code of Conduct by getting involved in a political controversy.
After Miss South Africa Lalela Mswane finished as the second runner-up at the recent Miss Universe pageant held in Israel, Kenneth Mokgatlhe believes that the government owes her an apology for withdrawing its support because of its policy on the Jewish state.
There have been calls from various organisations for countries to boycott the international pageant in Israel later this year, over the Israel/Palestine conflict.
Israel has maintained a tight blockade on the territory since 2007, the year Hamas took power.
Israeli 'fighter jets struck a Hamas military compound used for manufacturing weapons and training as well as an entrance to a terror tunnel adjacent to Jabalia,' the Israeli army said.
They describe it as a grassroots movement, not inspired or directed by Fatah secularists who control the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, or their rivals from the Islamist Hamas that runs the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli military said it carried out air strikes against four weapons sites and that it had reinforced its Gaza division with additional troops.
South Africa's Department of International Relations has accused the commission chair of failing to consult with member states before granting Israel's request.
Kamel was set to meet with Palestinian leadership, Palestinian civil affairs minister Hussein al-Sheikh said on Twitter, following the truce on 21 May that ended 11 days of deadly exchange of fire between Israel and armed Palestinian groups.
The resolution, which passed with 24 of the council's 47 members in favour, will spur an unprecedented level of scrutiny on abuses and their 'root causes' in the decades-long Middle East conflict.
Diplomatic efforts are underway to solidify a fragile Egypt-brokered truce that halted the fighting, with plans to rebuild the Gaza Strip where Israeli air strikes damaged infrastructure and levelled buildings.
South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) said that Duarte threatened to storm the embassy, which would be in clear violation of all international diplomatic regulations.
The announcements signalled a clean break with US policy under former president Donald Trump who had shuttered the diplomatic mission for Palestinians in 2019 and slashed aid to the Palestinian Authority.
The ANC said that it stood in solidarity with the people of Palestine, demanding an end to the recent violent attacks and to give Palestinian people their land back.
As thousands of Gazans slowly tried to piece back together their lives, top UN staff visited the territory after an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire Friday halted 11 days of mutual bombardment, where they warned of the deep psychological trauma of the violence.
The federation’s Bafana Modise said whilst rockets fell on Israeli cities and civilian targets - incitement and hatred against Jews around the globe saw a dramatic rise.