As someone whose whole life was bound up in the idea of minorities fighting oppressors, it was easy for Tutu to see, as intersectionality demands, all conflicts as alike.
It goes without saying that Israel is not an apartheid state. Here are five examples that demonstrate how comparing Israel to apartheid South Africa is like comparing apples to oranges.
A Brazilian lawmaker went beyond his country's rejection of Israel's envoy Dani Dayan, a supporter of Jewish rights to Judea and Samaria, by likening him to Nazi guards and apartheid South Africa torturers.
A Palestinian group launched an online petition calling on the popular American Bon Jovi rock band to boycott Israel and cancel a Tel Aviv concert this fall.
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