How did South Africa and Israel end up as bedfellows here? From a common love of apartheid? Apart from that, they seemed to be in quite different geopolitical positions.
Perhaps ironically, Israel condemned apartheid South Africa in the UN as part of a motion on the topic in the 60s.
With that said, they had early, good relations as SA recognized Israel very early on, with a Prime Minister in support of Zionism, and this remained so for decades.
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How did South Africa and Israel end up as bedfellows here? From a common love of apartheid? Apart from that, they seemed to be in quite different geopolitical positions.
Perhaps ironically, Israel condemned apartheid South Africa in the UN as part of a motion on the topic in the 60s.
With that said, they had early, good relations as SA recognized Israel very early on, with a Prime Minister in support of Zionism, and this remained so for decades.
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They both ended up quite politically isolated, and yeah, strange circumstances lead to strange bedfellows.
They were also pursuing nuclear weapons contrary to the wishes of the international community.