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To Jews, from a rabbi raised in South Africa: “tell the truth – Israel is apartheid”

[email protected] February 18, 2021 apartheid, btselem, shuhada street, south africa

A rabbi with South African roots recalls the moment he realized that Israel’s system is “apartheid.” He describes his struggle to release his idealistic view of the Jewish State, and encourages Jews to practice “moral clarity” regarding Israel – without which it is impossible to find a way forward.

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25 years after an Israeli massacred 29 Palestinians, victims are still being punished

[email protected] February 26, 2019 al khalil, baruch goldstein, collective punishment, Hebron, history, ibrahimi mosque, israeli settlement, nonviolent protest, occupation, settler violence, shuhada street, temporary international presence in hebron, tiph, tomb of the patriarchs, youth against settlements, zionism

Today marks the 25th anniversary of Israeli settler Baruch Goldstein’s massacre of 29 Palestinians as they prayed. Israeli soldiers blocked Palestinians who tried to flee and who wanted to enter to help the victims. The repercussions of the attack are still felt by Palestinians in Hebron, who have seen their rights eroded and their formerly bustling city centre turn into a ghost town.

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