How does a South African and former anti-apartheid activist feel about visiting Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories? Classification of the population, freedom of choice of residence and movement, importance of security: based on the three central drivers of separation, Na’eem Jeenah considers Israeli apartheid to be worse than South Africa’s. For a South African, a visit to Palestine (including its Israeli part) can be a traumatic experience; the reminder of a past characterised (.)
Debilitating the judicial system would deal a blow to overseas investors’ motivation to invest in Israel and lead to a sharp drop in its credit rating. We need only look at the precedents of Turkey, Hungary, and Poland, to understand just how serious the threat is.