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July 1, 2020

The South African Chief Justice Who Praised Israel and Sparked the Ire of His Own Government

Mogoeng Mogoeng.

Last week, Mogoeng Mogoeng, the chief justice of South Africa’s Constitutional Court and the head of its judicial system, participated in an online seminar with the country’s chief rabbi. A devout Christian, Mogoeng expressed his love for Israelis and Palestinians alike, and went on to criticize South Africa’s pro-Palestinian policies, arguing that the country could instead adopt a more neutral stance and use its experiences to help bring peace. Yet these seemingly inoffensive words earned the official condemnation of the ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC). The editors of the Jerusalem Post write:

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