Slapping South Africa

I think your superb editorial “South African stupidity” (February 4) was the biggest slap in the face to all those who are pro-BDS in that country.

I read the editorial first thing in the morning. Later, I was out with my wife in Netanya. I saw so many Palestinians drinking coffee or shopping. I did not see any apartheid. They walked among us in peace and tranquility. They work in shops, nurse our sick in hospitals and work for the municipality. If ever there was an utter lie, this “apartheid” one beats the dust.

It is not too late for South African leaders – and I am thinking of Archbishop Desmond Tutu – to say they’re sorry for not having taken up Israel’s offer to fend off Cape Town’s water crisis. MICHAEL PLASKOW

Netanya Your editorial should be forwarded to all the leading newspapers in South Africa. However, it is probably a case of shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted, as Cape Town will soon be in dire straits. It is a situation beyond belief! SALLY SHAW Kfar Saba