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February 18, 2023, 12:05 PM
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EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFPMembers of the African Union pose for a group photo during the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.






The security personnel of the conference allegedly approached the members of the Israeli delegation and asked them to leave the hall

Israel’s team was kicked out of the African Union conference hall in Addis Ababa Saturday morning, according to Hebrew media reports.

The team included Sharon Barley, the Deputy Director for Africa at the Foreign Ministry, as well as other participants. According to reports, this took place during the opening ceremony of the event. The security personnel of the conference allegedly approached the members of the Israeli delegation and asked them to leave the hall.

A senior official at the Foreign Ministry said that the members of the delegation learned that South Africa and Algeria were behind the move, according to Israel’s Walla news site.


“Israel views seriously the incident in which the deputy for Africa, Ambassador Sharon Bar-Li, was removed from the African Union hall despite her status as an accredited observer with access badges,” said ministry spokesperson Lior Hayat, according to The Times of Israel. “It is sad 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."

“We call on the African countries to stand against these actions that harm the organization of the African Union itself and the entire continent,” he said.

The 55-member group is deeply divided over Israel's observer status. A discussion of the matter was put on hold at the summit last year in an effort to prevent a vote that would have caused a historic rift in the Union. Instead, a committee was formed, and it was mandated to present its recommendations at the summit this year.






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I used to fall for propaganda spread by Israel against arab world until I grew up and saw things as they were, I realized that isreal are the main oppressors when it had to do with Arab countries.

BTW, why would the tiny state of Israel be given an observer status in the African Union in the first place? To what end?

Of what economic value is isreal to Africa?

It's a CHINESE BALLOON AND MUST BE HIJACKED TO ISRAEL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOrc4l62HlE

Israeli observer delegation kicked out of African Union summit

Ekejoestar:
I used to fall for propaganda spread by Israel against arab world until I grew up and saw things as they were, I realized that isreal are the main oppressors when it had to do with Arab countries.

BTW, why would the tiny state of Israel be given an observer status in the African Union in the first place? To what end?

Of what economic value is isreal to Africa?

Exactly!!!