South African history is synonymous with apartheid. Now, 20 years after the people of South Africa elected Nelson Mandela to the presidency and ended a near six-decade apartheid rule, the country is taking the state of Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over allegations it violated the UN’s 1948 Geneva Convention in its treatment of Gazans in Palestine. If you don’t even know where to start with all that’s happened in this history-making case, read on for a comprehensive explainer.
