Ben White cites the author of Al-Shabaka's recent policy brief, 'Beyond South Africa: Understanding Israeli Apartheid': "Samer Abdelnour argues that 'the specific characteristics of Israel's unique brand of apartheid need to be better understood in order to successfully dismantle it' and thus 'identifies three inter-locking dimensions of Israeli apartheid: physical, architecture, and ideological.' Writing that Israeli apartheid is 'far more sophisticated than that of South Africa,' Abdelnour warns that the serious consequences of misunderstanding the Israeli regime could include 'hinder[ing] thoughtful assessment and critique of existing strategies (such as BDS), and prevent[ing] the development of new strategies for securing Palestinian freedom and return.' Abdelnour's brief is an important one to read and digest, and highlights smartly the relationship between analysis and response."

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