South Africa's foreign affairs ministry says it has declared Ariel Seidman
By Sammy,
South Africa's foreign affairs ministry says it has declared Ariel Seidman, Israel's chargé d'affaires in Pretoria, persona non grata and ordered him to leave the country within 72 hours.
In a statement published on the ministry's website, DIRCO says the decision follows what it calls "unacceptable violations of diplomatic norms and practice which pose a direct challenge to South Africa's sovereignty." It cites "the repeated use of official Israeli social media platforms to launch insulting attacks against His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa," as well as "a deliberate failure to inform DIRCO... of purported visits by senior Israeli officials." No immediate statement is issued by Israel's diplomatic mission in Pretoria.
Topics: Diplomacy
Reported by Sammy for Bernie News Network. See our editorial standards and corrections policy.