Against the Tide by Steven Friedman

There is a growing danger that the already horrendous war in Gaza will widen, bringing violence to an entire region and making the world a much more dangerous place. Only one thing can stop this - an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. This means that South Africa's case asking the International Court of Justice case to rule that the Gaza war is illegal could save lives throughout the Middle East.

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Steven Friedman is a public commentator and an academic, currently employed as a Research Professor at the University of Johannesburg. He has been writing on South African politics for the entire democratic period both as a scholar and public commentator. He has published books on South Africa’s transition to democracy, the role of the trade union movement, and current South African politics. He has also written columns and articles for several South African newspapers. His writing seeks to use academic research to shed light on current politics but to ensure that this is conveyed in a way easily understood by people who have no academic training.