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A changing of the tide?

Aug. 7, 2008
David E. Kaplan , THE JERUSALEM POST
The biggest event on South Africa's calendar is the upcoming soccer World Cup in 2010. In the big cities, emerging new hotels and stadiums are remolding South Africa's urban skylines. The atmosphere is clearly that of a "countdown to kickoff."

GN ISRAEL 01 08 08
http://www.angloraanana.com
 
Quote for the Week
"Now that Poland has become a democracy…We are seeing this incredible phenomenon of the hidden Jews of Poland emerging from the shadows."
Michael Freund, Founder and Chairman of Shavei Israel (And it’s not only happening in Poland [see final item]) 

[Source: IPS website - http://www.ipsnews.net/africa/nota.asp?idnews=43404 ) 

Q&A:
'Israel In a Weak Parallel with Apartheid'
Interview with Dennis Davis, High Court Judge in Cape Town

JERUSALEM, Jul 31 (IPS) - In Israel's control of Palestinian movement, Dennis Davis sees a "stark" parallel with the old, apartheid South Africa of which he was an outspoken critic. But Davis, a Justice of the High Court in Cape Town and a prominent member of the South African Jewish community, strongly rejects those who "run from that into an immediate conclusion" that Israel is an apartheid state.

By Michael Trapido

[Source:http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/traps/2008/07/30/sa-human-rights-delegation-to-israel/]

SA human rights delegations needed here, Olmert on his way out

With South Africa and Zimbabwe overrun with infringements of human rights and abuse, a local human rights delegation elected to travel to Israel to assess the situation there.

South African Chief Rabbi: No Apartheid in Israel
2 Av 5768, 03 August 08 04:42by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu(IsraelNN.com) South African Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein has strongly defended Israel against charges that it practices Apartheid, which was the official policy of the separation of the black majority by the former white government in the country.