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Great thread idea.



It's not really a separation wall though, is it? It's quite a bit more than that

A better title would be

Apartheid wall

Is this thread restricted to Israel/Palestine wall or is the term "separation wall" mean all separation walls or any structure around the world ?

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@bren - I don't think it should be called "apartheid wall". Apartheid is South-African word meaning separation for sure, and there is indeed lot of similarities between both, which are all reprehensible indeed... but historian and others would prefer people not to use or appropriate the term Apartheid which is specific to South Africa and has is own context ("separation" is preferred; apartheid with a small "a" or "apartheid-like"). Nowadays, people are prompt to use terms out of their context and ends up mixing everything and forgetting that every problem has in own history, context, etc. They do this because to globalise their message and broaden their audience.

Just to illustrate this, England was doing exactly the same thing where I live and they actually implemented an apartheid-like regime in the country (different place for blacks and whites, lot of fences and security, curfew for locals, work permit for locals from white employer allowing them to walk freely, people being bitten and killed, implementation of concentration camp, etc.) which it is still there nowadays, some places are only occupied by white farmers and you can feel it, they don't like much colored people and dreaming of return of the old good British Empire. Oddly, nobody will use the term "Apartheid" here or say they knew apartheid because Israel is very influential, well anchored and well appreciated, thanks thanks to decades of intensive development program (especially in agriculture and horticulture) and they ensure security (secret services/Mossad, fight against terrorism, etc.)... and the population here are religious fanatics (thanks to the English missionaries) and, believe it or not, there is a strong theological connection between old African religions (such as coptic - from Egypt to Soudan), Christian evangelist (old testament and stuff) and Jewish people, and they are very conservative. So there you are, a country which has been through apartheid-like regime for more than 3 decades but won't dare using terms like Apartheid for Israel. Very complex indeed ! For sure, pre-Apartheid South Africa has downgraded their relation with Israel to the bottom low... as they are calling for ban of Israeli products and are not shy to use the term "Apartheid". And that's where I go back to the beginning of my post, is it wise to do so? No, I don't think, because the use of term Apartheid applies to a well-defined context and any person using it are doing it for political or whatever agenda they have.

I know, heavy heavy heavy