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The Kasrils affair [electronic resource] : Jews and minority politics in post-apartheid South Africa / Joel B. Pollak.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pollak, Joel B.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kasrils, Ronald.
- South African Jewish Board of Deputies.
- Jews--South Africa--Attitudes toward Israel.
- Jews.
- Jews--South Africa--History.
- Jews--South Africa--Politics and government.
- Minorities--Political activity--South Africa.
- Minorities.
- South Africa--Relations--Israel.
- South Africa.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (210 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Cape Town, South Afrca : UCT Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In 2007, Minister Ronnie Kasrils, the highest-ranking Jew in South Africa's post-apartheid government, launched a campaign against Israeli policy in the occupied territories. In so doing, he ignited a public debate about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that challenged the identity of South African Jews in the new South Africa.
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Preface; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - Politics and South African Jewry before 1994; Chapter Three - The Post-Apartheid Jewish Community; Chapter Four - The Kasrils Affair; Chapter Five - The Aftermath; Chapter Six - Challenging the Board's Strategy; Chapter Seven - Conclusions and Comparisons; Epilogue - The Zuma Era; Appendix - The Kasrils Declarations; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- "In association with the Isaac and Jessie Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies and Research, University of Cape Town".
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-190) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-920499-43-1
- 1-919895-75-2
- OCLC:
- 817903438
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