News24 | SA declares Israel’s chargé d’affaires persona non grata

Ariel Seidman, Israel's chargé d'affaires in South Africa.

South Africa has declared the chargé d’affaires of the Israeli embassy, Ariel Seidman, persona non grata.

“This decisive measure follows a series of unacceptable violations of diplomatic norms and practice, which pose a direct challenge to South Africa’s sovereignty. These violations include the repeated use of official Israeli social media platforms to launch insulting attacks against His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa, and a deliberate failure to inform Dirco (Department of International Relations and Cooperation) of purported visits by senior Israeli officials,” reads a statement from the department.

Seidman has 72 hours to leave South Africa.

More to follow.

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