Mondoweiss: Are comparisons of South African apartheid and Israel useful?

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20. To be clear, your BEST case for Apartheid is in area C....not areas A or B or in Gaza.

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In areas A and B the PA is in control.
We both know there's ZERO apartheid in Gaza. I don't think anyone claims that either.
The PA gov't is recognized by the world - especially in the UN - as a separate state, not as a bantustan.
Meaning that unlike bantustans, the PA government & territories is recognized as legitimate by the world.
The PA is responsible for law and order, runs government institutions, the media, schools...
No apartheid.

You have no case.

Now in area C, that's where there are both settlers (consisting of both Israeli Jews and Arabs) and Palestinians.
Two rules for 2 people, right? Okay, that's your best argument.
But, that situation only applies to 3-5% of all Palestinians in Gaza & the W.Bank.
Still, that's apartheid right? Even if it's 3-5%....?
Wrong. The PA agreed to that situation at Oslo. So did the EU, the USA, and the UN.
Why would the UN, EU, USA, and the PA agree to a situation of Apartheid? Well, it's not Apartheid - that's why.
The Oslo accords are still recognized as legitimate to this day, otherwise Oslo would be unrecognized & viewed as pro-Apartheid.

QED.

Now please stop with the lies about Apartheid. You have no case.