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Source: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2017-07-03-11-things-i-learned-in-south-africa/
Things I Learned as Israel's Ambassador in South Africa
(Daily Maverick-South Africa) Amb. Arthur Lenk - Israel, for many African countries, is an easier model than far-off European or Asian countries. Tiny Israel has been successful in transforming from a developing to modern country in a generation. Twice over the past year, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Africa to share a message that if Israel can achieve this goal, African states can too. A recent survey by the University of Cape Town of black South Africans found that the vast majority had not even heard of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, despite the huge efforts of a loud and aggressive anti-Israel lobby.