Tony Karon
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Tony Karon is a South African-born journalist and former anti-Apartheid activist. He is currently a Senior Editor at TIME.com.
He is originally from Cape Town
, South Africa
, and has been living in New York
since 1993.
He studied at the University of Cape Town
, and in the 1980s, he was a prominent anti-apartheid activist in student movement NUSAS. He is Jewish, and a noted anti-Zionist writer.
He joined TIME in 1997, and has been a Senior Editor since 2000, providing commentary on world affairs. In the past he worked as an activist for the banned ANC
in South Africa.
He is originally from Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, and has been living in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
since 1993.
He studied at the University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...
, and in the 1980s, he was a prominent anti-apartheid activist in student movement NUSAS. He is Jewish, and a noted anti-Zionist writer.
He joined TIME in 1997, and has been a Senior Editor since 2000, providing commentary on world affairs. In the past he worked as an activist for the banned ANC
African National Congress
The African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
in South Africa.