Botswana

Hearing Sieg Heil at 76: Why you can't kill the Jew inside - opinion

After a shocking antisemitic rally, a 76-year-old man embraces Judaism, reconnects with family, and finds community.

|ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march past King's College, one of the few colleges that have divested from companies benefiting from the Israeli war.
An African elephant.

Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to 'roam free' in Germany

Germany is the largest importer of African elephant hunting trophies, and animal welfare groups have pressured the government to restrict the practice.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A combination photo shows dead elephants in Okavango Delta, Botswana May-June, 2020.

Botswana investigates elephant deaths near Chobe National Park

Two years after a natural toxin killed 300 elephants, a new spate of elephant deaths has authorities wondering what caused the deaths this time.

|ByREUTERS
Israel’s Baruch Padeh sends medical delegation to Botswana, Africa

Israel’s Baruch Padeh sends medical delegation to Botswana, Africa

In December 2020, Sheba Medical Center also sent a delegation of nearly two dozen medical personnel to Italy to assist during the country’s second wave.

|ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN

Mystery deaths of 275 elephants in Botswana under investigation

Poaching has been ruled out as the carcasses were found intact.

JULY 2, 2020ByREUTERS
Elephant (illustrative).

Botswana's High Court decriminalizes homosexuality

Same-sex relationships are illegal in more than 70 countries worldwide; almost half of them in Africa, where homosexuality is broadly taboo and persecution is rife

JUNE 11, 2019ByREUTERS
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