Israel's ambassador is ejected from an African Union event

Israel's ambassador is ejected from an African Union event

Israel’s ambassador to Ethiopia was ejected from an African Union event this week and has described it as outrageous.

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…

The African Union expelled the Israeli ambassador to Ethiopia this Monday after his appearance at a conference on the genocide in Rwanda. READ ALSO: Humanitarian crisis is worsening in Gaza: More than two million people at risk of malnutrition After several African countries recalled the 31st anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis and opposed Avraham Negise's participation, he left the Mandela Hall. According to local media the Isra…

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…

Israel Condemns Expulsion of Ambassador From African Union Genocide Event - The Media Line

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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…