South Africa lodged a case at the International Court of Justice accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza in late 2023.
December 01, 2023
high
temporal
Legal action brought by a sovereign state to the ICJ alleging genocide in the context of the Israel–Gaza conflict.
Several countries, including Nicaragua, Palestine, Turkey, Spain, Mexico, Libya and Colombia, indicated support for South Africa's 2023 case at the International Court of Justice accusing Israel of genocide.
December 01, 2023
high
temporal
International diplomatic support reported in relation to South Africa's ICJ case alleging genocide.
South Africa has a longstanding official stance of support for the Palestinian cause dating back to Nelson Mandela's presidency (1994–1999), and South African officials have compared Israel's treatment of Palestinians to apartheid while Israel rejects that comparison.
May 10, 1994
high
temporal
Historical and ongoing diplomatic positions and rhetoric linking South African anti-apartheid history to its stance on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
UNESCO's anti-racist initiatives in the 1950s focused attention on problems in the United States and South Africa and only began to have a more global approach and impact around 1960.
January 01, 1960
high
temporal
Summarizes the geographic focus and temporal expansion of UNESCO's anti-racist work in the postwar decades.