Jerusalem – Former president FW de Klerk, who helped end apartheid, says sanctions against Israel would be “counter-productive”.

FW de Klerk told Israel Radio on Sunday that comparisons between apartheid South Africa and Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians are “odious”, and that he prefers “dialogue and negotiation as a way to get governments to change their attitudes”.

Those who support boycotting Israeli goods or goods made in West Bank settlements often point to a similar campaign credited with having undermined white rule in South Africa. Israel rejects the comparison, and says the boycotts are aimed at delegitimising its very existence.
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