African Union says Israel’s observer status suspended
Al JazeeraAU Commission chief confirms Israel was not invited to the weekend summit where Israeli ambassador was removed. The African Union has said that Israel’s observer status at the bloc was suspended which is why it was not invited to attend the weekend summit. A spokesperson for Israel’s foreign ministry said Bar-li was “an accredited observer with an entry tag”, and accused the AU of being taken hostage by a “small number of extremist states like Algeria and South Africa, which are driven by hatred and controlled by Iran”. The Israeli foreign ministry said at the time that the new status could enable Israel and the AU to forge stronger cooperation on various aspects, including the fight against the coronavirus and the prevention “of the spread of extremist terrorism” on the African continent. The South African government said the African Union’s decision to award Israel the status was “even more shocking in a year in which the oppressed people of Palestine were hounded by destructive bombardments and continued illegal settlements of the land”.
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Israeli diplomat removed from African Union summit
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African Union postpones debate on Israel’s observer status
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Palestine urges African Union to revoke Israel’s observer status
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‘Shocking’: South Africa slams Israel’s AU observer status
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Israel granted official observer status at the African Union
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