For much of the world, Pretoria has restored its reputation as a moral beacon—at America’s expense, FP’s Sasha Polakow-Suransky writes. By omitting Hamas and limiting its case to the crime of genocide, Pretoria lost an opportunity to halt the fighting, Chile Eboe-Osuji writes. A Chinese journalist wearing a helmet and a bulletproof vest labeled "PRESS" speaks into a microphone while broadcasting for CCTV. Beijing backs the Palestinians in Gaza but faces its own genocide accusations at home, Aaron Glasserman writes. After the court ordered Israel to take provisional measures to prevent genocide, some countries are seeking to enforce the ruling, FP’s Nosmot Gbadamosi writes.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 04, 2024 15:09 UTC