Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the opening of the 25th Knesset session marking the anniversary of the "Iron Swords" war, in Jerusalem, October 28, 2024
ISRAEL’S parliament passed a law early today that would allow it to deport family members of Palestinian fighters, including the country’s own citizens, to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip or other locations.
The law, another example of collective punishment for which the Israelis have been accused was championed by members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and his far-right allies.
But the law, passed with a 61-41 vote, is likely to face a challenge in the courts.
ROGER McKENZIE expounds on the motivation that drove him to write a book that anticipates a dawn of a new, fully liberated Africa – the land of his ancestors
While much attention is focused on Israel’s aggression, we cannot ignore the conflicts in Africa, stoked by Western imperialism and greed for natural resources, if we’re to understand the full picture of geopolitics today, argues ROGER McKENZIE
