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For Decades, I Defended Israel From Claims of Apartheid. I No Longer Can

In Israel, I am now witnessing the apartheid with which I grew up in South Africa. The Israeli government's fascist, racist power-grab is the gift Israel's enemies have long awaited

Benjamin Pogrund

Aug 10, 2023

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Benjamin Pogrund

Aug 10, 2023

Israel 2023, South Africa 1948.

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