US EditionIsrael's ambassador is ejected from an African Union event
- Israel's ambassador to Ethiopia, Avraham Neguise, was expelled from an African Union event commemorating the Rwandan genocide due to opposition from several countries, a move condemned by Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for its 'lack of understanding of history.'
- The Israeli Foreign Ministry stated that the event revealed a fundamental misunderstanding of history regarding both the Rwandan and Jewish peoples.
- Hamas praised the expulsion, calling it a 'courageous stance,' which complicates Israel's relationship with the African Union.
- Djibouti's Mahmoud Youssouf, chairperson of the African Union Commission, faced criticism for introducing 'anti-Israel political elements' during the ceremony.
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Israeli ambassador expelled from Rwanda genocide conference
The African Union (AU) expelled an Israeli ambassador from a conference on the Rwanda genocide on Monday, the Israeli foreign ministry said. Avraham Neguise, Israel's Ambassador to Ethiopia, was removed from the conference, organised by the African Union in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, after member states refused to participate alongside him. The move was slammed by Israel, with its foreign ministry condemning the Chairperson of the Africa…
Israel rips African Union for booting envoy from genocide commemoration
Ambassador to Ethiopia Avraham Neguise’s ousting showed “a lack of understanding of history,’ said the Foreign Ministry. By Batya Jerenberg, World Israel News Jerusalem slammed the African Union (AU) Monday for expelling Israeli envoy to Ethiopia Avraham Neguise from an annual commemoration of the Rwandan genocide. “It is outrageous that, at an event commemorating the victims of the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, to which the Israeli ambassador in Ad…
Israeli Ambassador Expelled from African Union Conference - teleSUR English
In a new sign of growing discontent across the African continent over Israel’s actions in occupied Palestine, the Israeli Ambassador to Ethiopia, Avraham Neguise, was expelled from an African Union (AU) event commemorating the Rwandan genocide. The incident, which took place at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, follows a pattern of continental resistance to Israeli participation in African diplomatic spaces. African Union expels Israel’s amba…
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