Israel denounced the expulsion of its delegation from the African Union summit held in Ethiopia

Israel takes seriously the incident in which Africa envoy Sharon Bar-Li told the Foreign Ministry

A delegation of israeli observers was expelled from the Opening Ceremony of the African Union Summit (AU) in Ethiopia, as denounced by the Israeli Foreign Ministry, which blamed Iran for the incident with the support of South Africa and Algeria.

A video released to local media shows Deputy Director General for Africa of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sharon Bar Lileaving the premises addis ababa escorted by several guards, with whom she argued for a few minutes.

“Israel takes seriously the incident in which Africa envoy Sharon Bar-Li was expelled from the African Union hall despite her status as an accredited observer with passes “Said a spokesman for the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through a press release.

“It is regrettable to see that the African Union has been taken hostage by a small number of extremist countries such as Algeria and South Africa. driven by hatred and controlled by Iran,” the ministry added, urging African countries to oppose these actions.

Later, the Israeli Foreign Ministry reported that “the head of the South African embassy in Israel will be summoned this week for a reprimand conversation”.

During this time, the Secretary General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, thanked this Saturday during the summit for the support of the AU to the palestinian cause and the “legitimate rights of the Palestinian people to end the Israeli occupation of their land and establish their independent state”, the official Palestinian news agency reported, HE IS DEAD.

Israel was granted observer status with the AU in 2021 after decades of diplomatic efforts, prompting protests from several members of the block of 55 countries such as South Africa and Algeria, which allege a contradiction of the AU’s principles of support for the Palestinians.

The Palestinian Authority has repeatedly called on African leaders to withdraw Israel’s accreditation to the AU, denouncing an “apartheid regime” in the Palestinian territories it has occupied since 1967.

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu seeks to strengthen his country’s relations with the nations of Africa.

Recently opened in Tel Aviv the first embassy of Chad in Israel with the president Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno.

Israel announced last week that it plans to sign a normalization agreement with Sudan by the end of the year, following a visit by the Foreign Minister, So Cohenin Khartoum, where he met the President of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, Abdul Fatah Al-Burhan.

Israel announced last week that it plans to sign a normalization agreement with Sudan at the end of the year, following Foreign Minister Eli Cohen’s visit to Khartoum, where he met with the President of the Sovereign Council Sudanese, Abdelfatah al Burhan.

In a press conference shortly after arriving in Israel, Cohen assured that the two countries “they have finalized the text of the agreement” with the aim that he can be signed by the end of 2023.

In turn, he explained that “the signing ceremony should take place after the transfer of power in Sudan to a civilian government that will be established as part of the ongoing transition process in the country.”

For its part, the Sudanese Sovereign Council confirmed that Al Burhan had met with Cohen and “discussed the establishment of fruitful relations with Israel”. “The Sudanese side urged the Israeli side to achieve stability between Israel and the Palestinian people”he added.

They also spoke of “the role played by Sudan in solving security problems in the region”, as well as “the prospects for joint cooperation” in the fields of agriculture, energy, health, education, water or security.