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Reflections on a trip to Israel
I had forgotten that, in recognition of the splendid idea of Apartheid, Israel had adopted the Afrikaans language in honour of the people who originated it.
17 November 2025
I had forgotten that, in recognition of the splendid idea of Apartheid, Israel had adopted the Afrikaans language in honour of the people who originated it.
The Constitution is replete with ambiguous provisions relating to the division of powers between the spheres of government. This ambiguity, given the strong constitutional emphasis on subsidiarity, should be constructively exploited by provinces in favour of federalism.
Two million Palestinians are trapped in the Gaza strip. They have nowhere to go except hell. That is part of the Hamas plan.
The accusation of Israel being an ‘apartheid state’ is an emotional trick more than anything else, and it distracts unnecessarily from the very real wrong Israel’s government does do and for which it can be taken to task.