US EditionSouth Africa declares Israel’s deputy ambassador persona non grata, orders him to leave country
- On Friday, South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation declared Ariel Seidman persona non grata and ordered him to leave within 72 hours.
- Citing sovereignty concerns, South Africa listed social media attacks on President Cyril Ramaphosa and failures to notify planned visits by senior Israeli officials.
- Seidman is the most senior Israeli diplomat in South Africa since 2023 after Israel recalled its ambassador, while David Saranga, dispatched as a visiting ambassador, met King Buyelekhaya Zwelibanzi Dalindyebo in recent weeks.
- The expulsion leaves Israel without an accredited senior diplomat in South Africa, with Israel's embassy in Pretoria operating with reduced staff while Israeli officials weigh their response and the move may provoke a strong reaction from the United States.
- This escalation follows prior diplomatic withdrawals and the World Court case, as South African officials saw Israeli envoy activity as a de facto imposition escalating tensions.
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South Africa and Israel expel envoys in deepening feud
South Africa ordered Israel's top diplomat to leave the country within 72 hours on Friday, citing a "series of violations" and prompting the Israeli government to expel Pretoria's own diplomatic representative.
The Government of South Africa announced last week at the Davos Economic Forum its “temporary exit” from the G-20 this year after receiving enormous pressure from the United States, which accuses the main African economic power, of harassing, killing and taking away the white population. Pretoria’s Executive denies these accusations and attributes them to “false information.” Last November, US President Donald Trump, who this year holds the rota…
Israel's deputy ambassador is to leave South Africa within 72 hours. Israel then declared South Africa's business representative to be an undesirable person.
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