Israel-South Africa Relations: Atlas Carver, Atlas Cheetah, Denel Overberg Test Range, Dieter Gerhardt, Foreign Relations of South Africa During Apart

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 45. Chapters: Atlas Carver, Atlas Cheetah, Denel Overberg Test Range, Dieter Gerhardt, Foreign relations of South Africa during apartheid, Israel and the apartheid analogy, Israel-South Africa Agreement, Jericho (missile), R4 assault rifle, Sa'ar 4 class missile boat, South Africa and weapons of mass destruction, Vela Incident. Excerpt: The comparison between Israel's treatment of the Palestinians to South Africa's treatment of non-whites during its apartheid era is a controversial one. The analogy has been used by United Nations investigators, human rights groups and critics of Israeli policy, some of which have also accused Israel of committing the crime of apartheid. Critics of Israeli policy say that "a system of control" in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including Jewish-only settlements, separate roads, military checkpoints, discriminatory marriage law, the West Bank barrier, use of Palestinians as cheap labour, Palestinian West Bank enclaves, inequities in infrastructure, legal rights, and access to land and resources between Palestinians and Israeli residents in the Israeli-occupied territories resembles some aspects of the South African apartheid regime, and that elements of Israel's occupation constitute forms of colonialism and of apartheid, which are contrary to international law. Some commentators extend the analogy, or accusation, to include Arab citizens of Israel, describing their citizenship status as second-class. Opponents of the analogy state that the West Bank and Gaza are not part of sovereign Israel and that Palestinians within those areas are governed by the Palestinian Authority, so cannot be compared to the internal policies of apartheid South Africa, and that restrictions are only imposed on those territories by Israel for reasons of security. In regards to the situation within Israel itself, critics...