Nelson Mandela's funeral

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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres (photo: activestills.org)
Why aren’t Netanyahu and Peres going to Johannesburg for Mandela’s memorial?
Bibi says it’s the expense, Peres says it’s a flu he can’t kick. More likely it’s two other reasons: Israel’s past and present.   Nelson Mandela’s death brought up some inconvenient memories for Israel and the Diaspora Jewish establishment: Israel’s extremely fruitful alliance with apartheid South Africa until the very, very end; the anti-Mandela stance…
By Larry Derfner December 9, 2013
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