The Palestinians do not have a country any more Heather.

They have mainly been forced into modern ghettos and what little decent land they have is still being stolen.

They cheer when bombs are being dropped on civilians….. and dance in joy at weddings over photos of burnt to death Palestinian children killed in jewish terrorism.

They have used white phosphorous, napalm and cluster bombs against civilians.

They deserve to be boycotted until they stop acting like Nazis towards the Palestinians.

Israel hasn’t ‘prospered with ingenuity’.
It has prospered with billions of American dollars at least $3 billion a year in direct aid , with expropriating Palestinian resources, land and water, whole villages..but most of all by exporting to the world’s financial and military elite, its highly developed ‘population control’ expertise, including militarised policing, building barrier walls and weaponised drone.
South Africans, for example Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and international lawyer John Dugard, are horrified with the way Palestinians are treated. As bad as apartheid was, the treatment of Palestinians is far far crueler.
Desmond Tutu has said, “The abuses the Palestinians face are real and no person should be offended by principled, morally consistent, non-violent acts to oppose them. It is no more wrong to call out Israel in particular for its abuses than it was to call out the Apartheid regime in South Africa in particular for its abuses.”

Anybody with a ounce of humanity would see that it is time to declare Israel a pariah state until it accepts and promotes the International Bill of Rights and Geneva Conventions.
Some Jewish-American peace, anti-occupation activists have adopted the slogan , IF NOT NOW, WHEN

This constant comparison with South Africa is ridiculous. The black South Africans were a part of the country and never vowed to destroy South Africa and kill all the whites. Arab citizens make up 20% of Israel and have equal rights. There are even Sharia courts in Israel. However, Jews are dhimmi in Arab lands.

Perhaps when the Arabs accept that Jews have a right to autonomy in their ancient homeland (while also respecting the rights of all – something Islamic States do not!) then there will be peace. Polemic articles attacking Israel does not help the cause for true peace. It does further the cause of undermining democracy and supporting Islamic states. If Minto really wants a world of pure Sharia Law then why does he not just say so instead of hiding behind “international law” arguments that only condemn one country?

The wrong side? Have you not noticed what happened in South Africa? While it appears that their government has gone the way of all governments (think animal farm, “”more equal”) it is accepted that democracy has improved. While you might not agree with his state house activism i have no doubt that history will show he is right.
The bigger question has to be why you are such a sucker for punishment? I cant think of a single post where you have managed to prove anything apart from your support for neo-lib actions despite the evidence against them.