▁there ▁was ▁little ▁co operation ▁between ▁Israel ▁and ▁South ▁Africa , ▁although ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁would ▁develop ▁a ▁close ▁relationship ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁Par alle ls ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁drawn ▁between ▁aspects ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ' s ▁apart heid ▁regime ▁and ▁certain ▁Isra eli ▁policies ▁toward ▁the ▁Palest ini ans , ▁which ▁are ▁seen ▁as ▁manifest ations ▁of ▁rac ism ▁in ▁Z ion ist ▁thinking . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁the ▁UN ▁General ▁Assembly ▁passed ▁Resol ution ▁ 3 3 7 9 , ▁which ▁said ▁" Z ion ism ▁is ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁rac ism ▁and ▁ra cial ▁disc rim ination ". ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁resolution , ▁" any ▁doctrine ▁of ▁ra cial ▁different iation ▁of ▁superior ity ▁is ▁scientific ally ▁false , ▁mor ally ▁condem n able , ▁soci ally ▁un just , ▁and ▁dangerous ." ▁The ▁resolution ▁named ▁the ▁occupied ▁territory ▁of ▁Palest ine , ▁Z imb ab we , ▁and ▁South ▁Africa ▁as ▁examples ▁of ▁rac ist ▁reg imes . ▁Resol ution ▁ 3 3 7 9 ▁was ▁pione ered ▁by ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁and ▁passed ▁with ▁numerical ▁support ▁from ▁Arab ▁and ▁African ▁states ▁amid st ▁accus ations ▁that ▁Israel ▁was ▁support ive ▁of ▁the ▁apart heid ▁regime ▁in ▁South ▁Africa . ▁The ▁resolution ▁was ▁robust ly ▁critic ised ▁by ▁the ▁US ▁representative , ▁Daniel ▁Patrick ▁Mo yn ih an ▁as ▁an ▁' ob sc en ity ' ▁and ▁a ▁' harm ▁... ▁done ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations '. ▁' In