Israel and apartheid South Africa

"Wasn't Israel one of the most powerful friends of Apartheid South Africa? Was Mandela "a man of vision," "the father of his nation," "a humble man," "a freedom fighter," and "a man of vision" when the State of Israel solidly supported Apartheid South Africa? Did Ronald Reagan, America, and the West, in general, see Mandela as "a freedom fighter"? Directly or indirectly, didn't Jimmy Carter's book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid" speak to this closet relationship between Apartheid South Africa and the State of Israel?"