SA's foreign policy has gone rogue and needs an urgent reset
With SA’s embracing of Russia, Hamas, China, and murderous regimes in Africa and elsewhere, we must consider our foreign policy disorder.
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With SA’s embracing of Russia, Hamas, China, and murderous regimes in Africa and elsewhere, we must consider our foreign policy disorder.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced growing challenges to power on Sunday as thousands gathered outside parliament to call for early elections in what was shaping up to be one of the largest demonstrations against the government in Israel since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip.
A new Palestinian government that contains both Gazans and four women was sworn in Sunday, but was already facing scepticism from its own people.
The World's Shirin Jaafari recently spoke with a senior Hamas politician, Bassem Naim, about a wide range of issues, including the Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the fate of the Israeli hostages. They also talked about the future of Gaza and where Hamas fits in to what comes next. Shirin shares what she learned with host Carolyn Beeler.
New PM Mohammad Mustafa said his government’s ‘top national priority’ was ending Gaza war. His new cabinet is made up of 23 ministers and includes four women and six ministers from Gaza.