US EditionIsrael's ambassador is ejected from an African Union event
- Israel's ambassador to Ethiopia, Avraham Neguise, was ejected from an African Union event commemorating the Rwanda genocide, which he called outrageous.
- The ejection was requested by AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Youssouf, due to Israel lacking observer status at the AU since 2023.
- Israel condemned the expulsion and stated they would take necessary diplomatic steps to address the incident.
- This incident follows ongoing allegations of genocide against Israel related to its military actions in Gaza.
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Israel's ambassador to Ethiopia, Avram Niguse, was kicked out this week from a meeting under the auspices of the African Union, an Israeli official said today, and the ambassador himself said this previously.
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…
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