{"id":44751,"date":"2023-02-19T16:35:59","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T16:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/anc-encouraged-after-israeli-diplomat-ousted-from-au-meeting"},"modified":"2023-02-19T16:42:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T16:42:48","slug":"anc-encouraged-after-israeli-diplomat-ousted-from-au-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/anc-encouraged-after-israeli-diplomat-ousted-from-au-meeting","title":{"rendered":"ANC &#8216;encouraged&#8217; after Israeli diplomat ousted from AU meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The ANC has welcomed the &#8220;encouraging&#8221; expulsion of a senior Israeli diplomat from the African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa.<\/p>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s foreign ministry deputy director general for Africa, Sharon Bar-li, was escorted out of the AU assembly in the Ethiopian capital on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Israel accused arch-foe Iran of orchestrating the move with help from Algeria and South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>President Cyril Ramaphosa&#8217;s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, demanded that Israel &#8220;substantiate their claim&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Sunday, the ANC, which compares Israel to an apartheid state, gave clear support for Bar-li&#8217;s ousting.<\/p>\n<p>The party said her removal was aimed at &#8220;thwarting an attempt to undermine the current sitting AU summit from considering a report that is supposed to guide discussions on whether Israel must be granted an observer status&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>During last year&#8217;s summit, the AU failed to conclude talks on Israel&#8217;s controversial accreditation as an observer country. Algeria and South Africa were particularly opposed to it.<\/p>\n<p>According to the spokesperson for the chairman of the AU Commission, Ebba Kalondo, the expelled Israeli diplomat had not been personally invited to the summit.<\/p>\n<p>An Israeli diplomatic spokesperson insisted Bar-li had &#8220;valid accreditation as an observer&#8221;, accusing the AU of being &#8220;hostage to a small number of extremist states like Algeria and South Africa, motivated by hatred and controlled by Iran&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. The ANC has welcomed the &#8220;encouraging&#8221; expulsion of a senior Israeli diplomat from the African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa. Israel&#8217;s foreign ministry deputy director general for Africa, Sharon Bar-li, was escorted out of the AU assembly in the Ethiopian capital on Saturday. 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