The world should launch a campaign against Israel similar to the one launched against South African apartheid, Malaysia’s prime minister said. Speaking Monday at the three-day Peace in Palestine forum in Malaysia, Prime Minister Ahmad Badawi said an international campaign against Israel was needed to force the emergence of a Palestinian state, but he didn’t specifically call for a boycott of Israeli products, The Associated Press reported.
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