LETTER: Israel much more democratic than SA
ANC fails to rebuke Egypt for destroying housing on the Gaza border
So let’s take a deep look at apartheid Israel. It will have an Israeli Palestinian minister in the new coalition, eight Israeli Palestinian MPs in the coalition, an Israeli Palestinian party in the new coalition, eight female ministers and a female Ethiopian minister.
The new government is one third of Mizrahi origin (dark-skinned), 44 ministers and deputy ministers, 17 ministers not of the ruling party (old government). Three totally different political parties make up the new government — is this democracy at work or what? SA has a total of 61 ministers and deputy ministers, only one white minister — Barbara Creecy, only one white deputy minister, John Jeffery, only one minister not from the ruling party. Which is the more democratic government?..
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