South Africa To Sever Diplomatic Ties With Israel

#Pandor: The majority party has resolved that government must cut diplomatic ties with Israel #SONADebate

— Parliament of RSA (@ParliamentofRSA) February 19, 2018

Middle East Monitor: South Africa to cut diplomatic ties with Israel

South Africa has been a staunch ally of the Palestinian struggle and regularly spoken out against the atrocities committed by the Israeli government

The South African government is intending to cut diplomatic ties with Israel in protest of its treatment of the Palestinian people, the country’s Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor announced yesterday.

Pandor informed parliamentarians of the government’s resolution during a ten-hour joint debate on South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) that he delivered last week.

“The majority party has agreed, that government must cut diplomatic ties with Israel, given the absence of genuine initiatives by Israel to secure lasting peace and a viable two-state solution that includes full freedom and democracy for the Palestinian people,” she said.

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WNU Editor: This announcement will only make official what South African has been practicing for years when it comes to Israel. Unfortunately .... the only ones who have been hurt are the South Africans themselves .... How dirty politics and attacking Israel worsened South Africa’s dangerous water-shortage crisis (Financial Post).