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Deconstructing the Apartheid Accusation
Interview with Gideon Shimoni

A basic difference between the two historical contexts is the way in which the struggle of the ANC and the PLO was conducted. In South Africa the blacks started with a tradition of non-violent resistance. They tried in every peaceful way to argue their case, only turning to violence as a last resort, because the other side refused to negotiate.

Even when the African National Congress (ANC) turned to violence, its nature was incomparable with the barbarically indiscriminate practice not only of the Hamas and the Islamic Jihad but even of the PLO. The ANC always tried not to harm civilians, and most of their attacks were against installations such as electricity pylons. Comparing the Palestinian struggle to that of the ANC is an absolute insult to the latter's historical record.

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1. Are Israel and apartheid South Africa really different? 18:41 | mohammad hasan 08/01/2010
2. Apartheid 14:38 | arieh zimmerman 11/01/2010
3. Consequences of Apartheid 00:45 | Kees 12/01/2010
4. Not serious scholarship 22:45 | Elaine 12/01/2010
5. SA apartheid and apartheid are diffrerent 23:16 | Kramer 12/01/2010
6. Shimoni on Carter 23:26 | Newman 12/01/2010
7. apartheid is the closest term 00:16 | greenline 13/01/2010
8. what is useful? 11:31 | jacqueline 13/01/2010
9. Apartheid or not? 11:31 | Sara 13/01/2010
10. @arieh: Exactly! It's just a question of degree. 11:01 | Gray 14/01/2010
11. missing the point 13:03 | jeff 14/01/2010
12. It is similar enough 23:34 | directrob 14/01/2010
13. #10, Gray 04:19 | arieh zimmerman 15/01/2010
14. Gideon Shimoni's position is illogical. 04:42 | Jill 15/01/2010
15. @arieh: Sry, that's a misunderstanding! 17:13 | Gray 15/01/2010
16. Shimoni insults South Africans and the ANC 16:11 | Tarik 16/01/2010
17. Shimoni also misrepresents meaning of apartheid 16:15 | Tarik 16/01/2010
18. Even if there was some kind of Jewish-Arab civil society and . . 00:25 | Zev Davis 17/01/2010
19. No apartheid since, 01:03 | Yossi 17/01/2010




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