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How did white Jews live under South African apartheid?

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The dominant group during Apartheid were the Afrikaaners, descendants of European settlers mainly of Dutch, Flemish, French Hugenot and German origin. read more

In fact, the Afrikaaner nationalist leaders went as far as building secret Nazi sleeper cells, to topple the South African government during WWII, because back then the South African government was not yet ruled by the Afrikaaner nationalists, but still aligned with the British Commonwealth. read more

And Israel’s secret and wide-ranging arms and security ties with apartheid-era South Africa, in violation of a United Nations Security Council ban, enjoyed that same board’s full backing until the day apartheid died. read more

South African Jews have a history of political moderation and the majority supported opposition parties such as first the United Party, then the Liberal Party, Progressive Party and its successors during the decades of National Party apartheid rule. read more

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