Genocide

'The system is in crisis': Kurdish leader tells 'Post' Iran is nearing a Soviet-style break point

“What we are seeing in Iran is not simply an economic crisis. These are primarily symptoms of a deep political crisis,” said Yazdanpana. “The state, the political system, is in crisis."

Protests in Iran, which started on December 28, reach day 10.
Zohran Mamdani looks on at Old City Hall Staion on the day he is sworn in as mayor of New York City, New York, US, Thursday, Jan 1st 2026.

In the age of Gaza and Mamdani, 'accountability' is now the most menacing word of all - opinion

A child wears a Hamas head banner after Friday prayers in Gaza City.

Indoctrinating innocents: From the Khmer Rouge to Hamas, the art of child indoctrination

 AI education illustrative

My Word: 2025, in its own words - opinion


Belgium joins South Africa’s ICJ genocide case against Israel over Gaza war

South Africa initially brought the accusation against Israel before the court over alleged violations of the Genocide Convention in relation to the war in Gaza in December 2023. 

 Judges arrive at the International Court of Justice at the start of a hearing where South Africa requests new emergency measures over Israel's attacks on Rafah, as part of an ongoing case South Africa filed at the ICJ in December last year, The Hague, Netherlands May 17, 2024.

‘Never Again’ revisited: The Jewish community’s struggle to balance Darfur, Oct. 7 priorities

Today, six years after the end of al-Bashir’s reign and 14 years after the founding of South Sudan as an independent country, Darfur is again descending into chaos.

People displaced from El Fasher and other conflict-affected areas are settled in the newly established El-Afadh camp in Al Dabbah, in Sudan's Northern State, on Nov. 9, 2025. Tens of thousands were forced to flee after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control of the city of El Fasher on Oct. 26

Wikipedia's Israel page now unequivocally states Jewish state is 'committing genocide'

The edit was made on December 11 and has not been reversed since, despite extensive discussion between editors. The section appears at the end of the third paragraph in the top section of the page.

 Wikipedia homepage on the computer screen under magnifying glass. Wikipedia is a free Internet encyclopedia.

Genocide accusations against Israel ignore Hamas’s explicit ideology - opinion

The critical question – rarely asked – is: where is Israel’s intent to destroy the Palestinian people?

PALESTINIANS WHO fled Rafah, after the IDF began evacuating civilians ahead of a threatened assault, travel in Khan Yunis in 2024.

A voice from apartheid: South Africa's Regent Xami’s calls for indigenous support of Israel

Xami, who lived through South Africa’s apartheid, offered invaluable testimony on the misuse of that term against Israel and the deep sense of kinship many indigenous nations feel toward Jews.

Regent Xami in Jerusalem’s Old City, with the Western Wall behind him.

President Trump serves Israel's interests over US, Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene says

Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene highlighted Trump's relationship with Israel, stating that the president shows 'favoritism' toward the country.

 REP. MARJORIE Taylor Greene waves to the crowd during her speech last month at a rally held by former US president Donald Trump in Youngstown, Ohio.

Hypocrisy? South Africa shuts its door on Palestinians it claims to defend - comment

The same government that accuses Israel of “genocide” and “forcible displacement” at the International Court of Justice is now shutting its own doors on Palestinians.

 A Palestinian demonstrator holds a sign thanking South Africa for its support during a protest in Amman, Jordan.

Stopping Jews from bettering mankind: What drives modern antisemitic conspiracies - opinion

The unbridled hatred toward Jews and the State of Israel can be attributed to the baffling need to disavow a race of people who have dedicated themselves to blessing a world that doesn’t want them.

JUDGES ARRIVE for a session of the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

EU law enforcement exploring cooperation with NGO that seeks IDF prosecutions

"Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) terror links are well-documented and longstanding,” NGO Monitor Vice President Olga Deutsch said in a statement.

A pillar of smoke rises after the IDF destroy a Gaza terror tunnel, November 11, 2025.

As Gaza genocide allegations mount, Israel needs independent oversight of the IDF - opinion

When an institution is placed beyond critique, it becomes vulnerable to excesses and abuses.

IDF CHIEF OF STAFF Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir: The allegations surrounding the IDF’s conduct in Gaza are serious and demand a thorough investigation, the writer maintains.

American rapper Nicki Minaj to deliver speech at UN as US demands Nigeria protect Christians

The Starships singer was credited by Amb. Mike Waltz to be “the greatest female recording artist” and a “principled individual who refuses to remain silent in the face of injustice.”

Nicki Minaj attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.