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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>President Cyril Ramaphosa was speaking at the African National Congress (ANC)’s Luthuli House headquarters in Johannesburg on Monday, where the party met with pro-Palestine groups amid the on-going war in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

President Cyril Ramaphosa says government continues to exercise caution in relation to South Africa’s diplomatic ties with Israel.<\/p>\n

He was speaking at the African National Congress (ANC)’s Luthuli House headquarters in Johannesburg on Monday, where the party met with pro-Palestine groups amid the ongoing war in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

Parliament has recently adopted a motion to close its embassy in Tel Aviv and for Israel to shut down its consulate in Pretoria.<\/p>\n

But the National Assembly has been divided on whether or not South Africa should completely cut its diplomatic ties with Middle Eastern country.<\/p>\n

International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor supports the motion to close the country’s embassy in Tel Aviv but she doesn’t believe withdrawing all diplomatic ties with Israel is a smart move.<\/p>\n

She previously told the National Assembly that this would a counter-productive move and South Africa would be shooting itself in the foot.<\/p>\n

This has now been expressed by President Ramaphosa, who says this is a sensitive matter and should be treated as such.<\/p>\n

“They are of a sensitive nature but in the end, once those consultations have been completed, we are duty bound as government to inform our people on what has been decided.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Ramaphosa has also expressed his commitment to ensuring Israel is investigated for war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC).<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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