(Independent Online-South Africa) Loyiso Sidimba - Judge Phineas Mojapelo's Judicial Conduct Committee has ordered outgoing Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng to unconditionally apologize and retract his pro-Israel comments made last year. Mogoeng had said in June that he was under an obligation as a Christian to love Israel. Responding to complaints, Mogoeng insisted that "Israeli-Palestine politics or issues are not an integral part of South African politics....Mature democracies don't penalize judges for holding strong views on Christianity or any religion."
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