I fought South African apartheid
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I fought South African apartheid. I see the same brutal policies in Israel
Ronnie Kasrils
I was shut down in South Africa for speaking out, and I’m disturbed that the same is happening to critics of Israel now
• Ronnie Kasrils was a leading member of the African National Congress during the apartheid era and former government minister
Wed 3 Apr 2019 10.00 BSTLast modified on Wed 3 Apr 2019 12.46 BST
‘Benjamin Netanyahu said recently: ‘Israel is not a state of all its citizens … Israel is the nation state of the Jewish people – and them alone.’ Photograph: Amir Levy/Getty Images
As a Jewish South African anti-apartheid activist I look with horror on the far-right shift in Israel ahead of this month’s elections, and the impact in the Palestinian territories and world...
