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The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has criticised journalist Paula Slier for what it describes as a \u201creckless\u201d and \u201cbaseless\u201d amplification of conspiracy theories in her recent Times of Israel blog posts.<\/p>\n

DIRCO, spokesperson Chrispin Phiri issued an open letter addressing Slier\u2019s reliance on discredited sources and failure to uphold journalistic integrity.<\/p>\n

Phiri singled out Slier\u2019s July 11 blog post, where she chose to platform Justin Lewis, described by Phiri as a man \u201cwell-versed in the art of name-dropping\u201d, and his \u201cdangerous and unsubstantiated assertions.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Phiri, Lewis’s claims that the South African government had prior knowledge of the October 7 Hamas attack are not only unverified but easily debunked through \u201crudimentary desktop research.\u201d<\/p>\n

Slier\u2019s follow-up post on July 13, in which she acknowledged the allegations were unverified but insisted they represented an \u201cimportant lobby mechanism,\u201d failed to satisfy DIRCO.<\/p>\n

Phiri accused Slier of failing to apologise to readers or to retract the original blog, stating: \u201cInstead of apologising to your readers for violating the most basic tenets of ethical journalism, you chose once again to amplify these reckless allegations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Phiri further deconstructed Lewis\u2019s background, pointing out inconsistencies and fabrications in his self-styled biography. Lewis, who admits to being a \u201cnon-lawyer\u201d and claims to have worked with former Chief Justices Chaskalson and Mogoeng, is unknown in any official legal capacity and has no traceable involvement in the globally documented Leveson Inquiry.<\/p>\n

”A mere email from a third party, clearly well-versed in the art of name-dropping luminaries could trigger a media inquiry,\u201d said Phiri<\/p>\n

 \u201cMy own rudimentary desktop research swiftly illuminated the gaping holes in Mr Lewis’ narrative and credibility.\u201d<\/p>\n

Highlighting Lewis’s dubious past, Phiri cited contradictions in how Lewis has presented his organisation CASISA, a self-described private sector human rights lobby,which, according to Lewis in 2014, was not yet registered in the EU.<\/p>\n

Yet by 2017, he claimed to be a human rights lobbyist for an NGO defending South African institutions. \u201cThere is no application before any court that contains Mr Lewis\u2019 spectacular fables,\u201d Phiri confirms.<\/p>\n

The July 11 blog, Phiri argues, resulted in unjustified reputational damage to South Africa\u2019s media landscape. \u201cYou effectively impugned the integrity of our media as a whole,\u201d he said, denouncing Slier\u2019s insinuation that South African outlets ignored Lewis\u2019s allegations as evidence of complicity or bias.<\/p>\n

Even more troubling, according to Phiri, is Slier\u2019s insistence on vague \u201cglobal concerns\u201d about South Africa\u2019s diplomacy towards Hamas and Iran.<\/p>\n

He challenged this assertion outright: \u201cHow many of the 193 United Nations member states have articulated such concern?\u201d<\/p>\n

Phiri added that South Africa\u2019s bilateral ties with Iran long predate the democratic era, countering claims that such relations are recent or ideologically driven.<\/p>\n

Phiri warned against \u201cclickbait, biased reporting that confirms unsubstantiated hogwash,\u201d and stressed that South Africa\u2019s case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is grounded in international law, not political expediency.<\/p>\n

Phiri pointed to credible legal scholars, including Israeli genocide expert Dr Omer Bartov, who recently wrote in The New York Times that \u201cit appeared no longer possible to deny that the pattern of [IDF] operations was consistent with the statements denoting genocidal intent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reaffirming South Africa\u2019s commitment to international law, Phiri said: \u201cSouth Africa\u2019s case has nothing to do with politics, nor with religion or ethnicity. It is about the conduct of a State that has signed the UN Charter, the Genocide Convention and numerous international instruments and manifestly and repeatedly violated them.\u201d<\/p>\n

”Our support for the right of self-determination of the Palestinian people is predicated on the enduring need to address the manifestation of an illegal settler colonial occupation.”<\/p>\n

He closed the letter with a pointed reminder of the principled stance taken by Nelson Mandela on Palestinian liberation.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe world, the readers of the Times of Israel, and the listeners of Chai FM deserve better, Ms. Slier,\u201d said Phiri.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe cannot accept clickbait, biased reporting that confirms unsubstantiated hogwash.\u201d<\/p>\n

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