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Diplomatic relations between SA and Israel are on the brink of collapse after SA withdrew all its diplomats in Tel Aviv, as there seems to be no end in sight to the war that has claimed nearly 10,000 Palestinian lives
Diplomatic relations between SA and Israel are on the brink of collapse after SA withdrew all its diplomats in Tel Aviv, as there seems to be no end in sight to the war that has claimed nearly 10,000 Palestinian lives.
Minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni issued a strong rebuke to Israeli ambassador to SA Eliav Belotsercovsky recently, saying his position in the country was becoming very untenable and Israel was threatening the stability of the global multilateral system further details were given about the remarks. The war broke out after the Palestinian militant group’s attacks on Israel on Oct.7 left over 1,400 people dead.
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Ntshavheni also said the position of the Israeli ambassador in the country was untenable. Pro-Palestinian protesters – who have been staging demonstrations by the US Consulate in Johannesburg and Israeli embassies in Pretoria and Cape Town – have called on the South African government to expel the Israeli ambassador. International relations minister Naledi Pandor, who recently hosted her Ukraine counterpart Dmytro Kuleba, said the South African officials would be recalled from Tel Aviv to give the government a detailed briefing about the situation in the region.
