The Kasrils affair : Jews and minority politics in post-apartheid South Africa

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Title:

Author:

Pollak, Joel B.

ISBN:

9781919895079

Personal Author:

Pollak, Joel B.

Publication Information:

[Cape Town] : UCT Press, 2009.

Physical Description:

x, 198 p. ; 21 cm.

General Note:

"In association with the Isaac and Jessie Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies and Research, University of Cape Town".

Contents:

Introduction -- Politics and South African Jewry before 1994 -- The post-apartheid Jewish community -- The Kasrils affair -- The aftermath -- Challenging the Board's strategy -- Conclusions and comparisons -- Epilogue: The Zuma era -- Appendix: The Kasrils declarations.

Personal Subject:

Kasrils, Ronald.

Corporate Subject:

South African Jewish Board of Deputies.

Subject Term:

Jews -- South Africa -- Politics and government.

Jews -- South Africa -- Attitudes toward Israel.

Jews -- South Africa -- History.

Minorities -- South Africa -- Political activity.

Geographic Term:

South Africa -- Relations -- Israel.

Added Corporate Author:

Isaac and Jessie Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies and Research.

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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-Palestininan conflict that challenged the identity of South African Jews in the new South Africa. This book draws heavily on the insights and experiences of the author who, as a speechwriter for Parliament at the time, was personally involved in the debates and discussions surrounding the issue.