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RIC in-haus: Friends of Israel: The Backlash Against Palestine Solidarity

Radicals in Conversation

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The History of Solidarity Struggles in South Africa

The apartheid framework is not just something that applies in South Africa but that Palestinians have been saying for decades applies to what's happening in Israel Palestine as well. In around the turn of the millennium people who write about like diplomacy and help nation states to like promote their own image develop this what they call new public diplomacy. The basic idea is that if you have third parties like delivering your message they're going to see more credible than you as the official government spokesman of your apartheid state. So I don't want people to exceptionalize Israel or some kind of conspiracy theory all about it’s actually a very interesting story.

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