SA is being used by the world

'Peace" was "restored" in Gaza this week and despite its being among the most vocal commentators on the war, SA didn't get a ticket to the party.

- KYLE ZEEMAN

It is strange that a nation that took Israel to the International Court of Justice over genocide and drew support for the cause worldwide, would now be left watching through the window while the whole matter is being put to bed.

How are we relegated from being a central figure in discourse around the war to merely a footnote if that? It adds strength to the argument many critics have made that we were merely a pawn in the global chess match.

And when the guest of honour at the summit is US President Donald Trump, who has been openly hostile to South Africa, what other outcome was there?