“Just as Hamas serves as an armed proxy for Iran, the South African government serves as its diplomatic proxy, as it did at the International Court of Justice, the diplomatic equivalent of the October 7 attacks,” said Goldstein, referencing South Africa’s petition to the ICJ accusing Israel of genocide.
“The different kinds of wars they fight are intertwined – Hamas with bombs and guns to kill and maim as many people as possible, and South Africa with words and arguments to delegitimize Israel and turn Western opinion against the Jewish state, forcing it into self-destructive negotiations with its enemies through which it might be slowly dismembered – or, left without the means or support to defend itself, simply overrun,” Goldstein said.
Potential partnerships in African countries
“This makes the diplomatic war of delegitimization, ultimately, the most serious national security threat facing Israel.”
The chief rabbi said South Africa still had the potential to be a partner for the US and Israel. The government had lost the support of the majority of its citizens due to corruption and incompetence, so he said that Israel and AIPAC should not disengage from South Africa. READ MORE
