Tag: Apartheid (Policy)

Leader of South Africa’s Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Resigns

The speaker of South Africa’s National Assembly resigned on Wednesday, a day after a judge cleared the way for her to be arrested on charges that she took bribes when she served as defense minister. The resignation of the speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, comes amid a tense, weekslong standoff with law enforcement officials over a corruption […]

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For Israelis and Palestinians, the Two-State ‘Solution’ Isn’t a Solution At All

After 176 days, Israel’s assault on Gaza has not stopped, and has expanded into what Human Rights Watch has declared to be a policy of starvation as a weapon of war. More than 32,000 Palestinians have been killed, and the international community has reverted to a deeply familiar call for a two-state solution, where Palestinians […]

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