Posted on 06/19/2013 1:47:47 AM PDT by Olog-hai
The recently retired South African ambassador to Israel has taken a parting shot at the country’s treatment of Palestinians, calling it a “replication of apartheid.”
Ismail Coovadia made the statement in a letter to pro-Palestinian activists.
In it, Coovadia explained his decision to reject a symbolic gift from the Israeli government—planting trees in his honor in a national park named after South Africa. …
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Palestinians are not Israelis; the comparison is not the same. Most are refugees from surrounding countries and have no inherent right to demand anything from Israel. That doesn’t stop them, however. It’s a false argument, like calling someone a Nazi just because you don’t agree with them.
Hmmm, I wonder where his sympathies lie?
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