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South African Jews, not Israel, suffer from boycott

The BDS movement has been active in South Africa for years, but it's the local Jewish community, not Israel-South Africa bilateral trade relations, that are paying the price of the boycott calls.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest against Israel's military action in Gaza, after Friday prayers in Durban July 25, 2014. REUTERS/Rogan Ward (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTR404V5
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest Israel's military action in the Gaza Strip, after Friday prayers in Durban, July 25, 2014. — REUTERS/Rogan Ward

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