A Jewish South Africa Cabinet minister drew parallels between Israel and apartheid South Africa. Writing in the Sunday Times, Ronnie Kasrils referred to Israel’s presence in the West Bank and Gaza as an “oppressive occupation” and called the West Bank security barrier a “wall of shame.”
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