Naftaniël meent dat hij meer van de Zuid-Afrikaanse Apartheid weet dan Desmond Tutu. In de column Apartheid in the Holy Land in The Guardian (2002) schrijft hij:
"I've been very deeply distressed in my visit to the Holy Land; it reminded me so much of what happened to us black people in South Africa. I have seen the humiliation of the Palestinians at checkpoints and roadblocks, suffering like us when young white police officers prevented us from moving about."
Zie ook Desmond Tutu Likens Israeli Actions to Apartheid (IPS 2007):
"Because of what I experienced in South Africa, I harbour hope for Israel and the Palestinian territories," said Tutu, who invoked passages from the Christian bible throughout his talk.
Tutu drew parallels between the apartheid of South Africa and occupied Palestine of today, including demolitions of Palestinian homes by the Israeli government and the inability of Palestinians to travel freely within and out of Palestine.
"I experienced a déjà vu when I encountered a security checkpoint that Palestinians must negotiate every day and be demeaned, all their lives," Tutu said.
Tutu said that Palestinian homes are being bulldozed, and new, illegal homes for Israeli's built in their place.
"When I hear, 'that used to be my home,' it is painfully similar to the treatment in South Africa when coloureds had no rights," Tutu said.
Dit schreef Mandela aan Thomas Friedman (pro-Israël columnist New York Times) in 2001:
"Apartheid is a crime against humanity. Israel has deprived millions of Palestinians of their liberty and property. It has perpetuated a system of gross racial discrimination and inequality. It has systematically incarcerated and tortured thousands of Palestinians, contrary to the rules of international law. It has, in particular, waged a war against a civilian population, in particular children.
The responses made by South Africa to human rights abuses emanating from the removal policies and apartheid policies respectively, shed light on what Israeli society must necessarily go through before one can speak of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East and an end to its apartheid policies."
Over de "menselijke waardigheid". Israël heeft geen grondwet. Het heeft alleen een soort basiswet, waarin echter gelijke rechten en vrijheid van godsdienst en overtuiging e.d., zoals democratische staten die in hun grondwet hebben staan, ontbreken. Het enige dat word genoemd is de "menselijke waardigheid". Dat is natuurlijk logisch wanneer je beseft dat 1) de intentie was en nog steeds is om een 'zuiver joodse staat' te bewerkstelligen, en 2) de Israeli's nooit hebben gewild dat de Palestijnen (en andere religies dan de joodse) dezelfde rechten als joden krijgen. En dat bewijst de praktijk, dus niet de Israëlische retoriek die hier gangbaar is en voor waar wordt aangenomen.
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