Nah Zionist, you not about to whitewash Israel's support of a racist, white supremacists, apartheid nation.
- Early Years (1950s-early 1960s): Initially, Israel was publicly critical of South Africa's racial policies and voted against the apartheid regime in some UN resolutions.
- The Turning Point (post-1967): Following the Six-Day War in 1967 and the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Israel became diplomatically isolated from many African nations. Concurrently, Israel's military success earned admiration from the white South African government, leading to a pragmatic and mutually beneficial alliance based on shared strategic interests and a common perceived enemy in Soviet-backed liberation movements like the ANC and PLO.
- Deepening Ties (1970s-1980s):The relationship deepened significantly, encompassing:
- Military Alliance: Israel became a primary arms supplier to the South African Defence Force, providing weapons, military advisors, and training. The two nations also collaborated on highly sensitive nuclear weapons development and testing.
- Political Support: High-level visits occurred, including South African Prime Minister John Vorster's state visit to Israel in 1976. A "Joint Secretariate for Political and Psychological Warfare" was established to help manage South Africa's international image.
- Ideological Alignment: Some officials in both countries saw an ideological affinity, viewing themselves as outposts of civilization against "hostile" Black or Arab populations, respectively.
- Sanctions: Israel largely ignored international calls for sanctions until 1987, when it imposed limited sanctions under immense pressure from the United States to avoid losing American military aid..
Israel has always been a garbage ass zionist colony built on white supremacism. But they hid behind the sheild of anti-semitism and guilt of the Holocaust.
THANKS FOR PROVING THAT IT WAS ALL TRADE RELATED LOLLLLL
Scholarly consensus
Most historians agree that:- Israel did cooperate with apartheid South Africa in defense and trade.
- This cooperation was driven by strategic isolation and business necessities, not ideological support for apartheid.
