Richard Goldstone
By Richard Goldstone
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Culture Nelson Mandela, Iconic Leader for Jews of South Africa — and World
On this day, 25 years ago, Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as South Africa’s first black president. In honor of that anniversary, we are revisiting Richard Goldstone’s essay that he wrote on the occasion of Mandela’s passing in 2013. Nelson Mandela has become a beloved icon for all of South Africa, and no less for its…
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News Nelson Mandela, Iconic Leader for Jews of South Africa — and World
Nelson Mandela, who died December 5, has become a beloved icon for all of South Africa, and no less for its Jewish community. But until he became the first democratically elected president of South Africa, he had had no formal relationship with its organized Jewish community. That was because the formal structures of the community…
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Opinion An Injustice to Saddam’s Victims
Last week Adil al-Zubeidi, a leading defense lawyer in the trial of Saddam Hussein and his erstwhile political colleagues, was assassinated on the streets of Baghdad. It was the second such killing in less than a month, and it has caused many to question whether the trial can be a fair one. How, more than…
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