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10/20/2004:

"SA, Israel sign trade accord amid protests"

Israeli Deputy PM Ehud Olmert signed an investment treaty at the start of a visit to South Africa slammed by pro-Palestinian groups as a retreat from the struggle for equality embraced by President Thabo Mbeki's government.

Full Article : english.aljazeera.net

Wrong move - poor timing - wrong signals being sent.