South Africa on Wednesday vehemently objected to last week's 'unilateral' decision by the African Union Commission to grant Israel an official observer status at the continental organisation.
South African flags are seen in Pretoria, South Africa, on December 11, 2013. PHOTO: Reuters
The AU handed Israel the observer status on Thursday, a move the two parties expected would enable Israel to further help the AU battle the coronavirus pandemic and terrorism on the continent. South Africa backs the Palestinian cause with formal diplomatic relations established in 1995, a year after the end of apartheid, and it downgraded its embassy in Tel Aviv in 2019.The Palestinian territories already have observer status at the AU and pro-Palestinian language is typically featured in statements delivered at the AU’s annual summits.
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