South Africa Stages a Farce at The Hague


Source: livemint.com livemint.com

Key Topics in this News Article:

News Snapshot:

The scene at The Hague is straight out of Hollywood. The government of South Africa, heroic slayer of apartheid, has petitioned the august International Court of Justice to condemn Israel for the crime of genocide. It sounds like high drama, but it’s a farce. The African National Congress dismantled the evil of apartheid without great bloodshed, thanks largely to the grace of Nelson Mandela. But for all his greatness at home, Mandela was hypocritical when it came to other countries. He was buddies with Libya’s megalomaniacal tyrant, Moammar Gadhafi, and supported other brutal dictators such as Cuba’s Fidel Castro and...