The Palestinian National Council (PNC) welcomed a verdict by South Africa’s Constitutional Court distinguishing between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism. “The ruling represents a victory to the values of freedom, democracy and justice,” PNC chairperson Rawhi Fattouh said in a statement. He said the verdict affirms “South Africa’s support to…the struggle of our people against the [Israeli] apartheid.” The PNC is the legislative body of the umbrella Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). On Wednesday, the Constitutional Court of South Africa issued a ruling stating that criticism of [Zionism was not considered criticism of the Jews](javascript:void(0)) . Palestinian resistance group Hamas hailed the court...