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The Palestinian Authority has been working feverishly to have Israel’s status as an “observer state” removed from the African Union. That is because they know that Israel’s flowering relations with Africa, will end the automatic majority against Israel at the UN. The fact that Israel’s humanitarian aid to Africa saves and improves the lives of millions means nothing to them. Israel must continue to strengthen it’s ties to Africa, as the African Union only suspended debates on Israel’s accreditation for one year. However, today we can enjoy this victory. #BDSDefeat!
The Palestinian Authority asked the African Union to withdraw Israel’s observer status on the charges of “apartheid”.
Israel has helped African countries time and time again when disasters occurred. Israel was there when Africa needed help. What did “Palestine” do for Africa? pic.twitter.com/rheYZN2HEG
— Hananya Naftali (@HananyaNaftali) February 6, 2022
Diplomats: Debate on Israel’s African Union Status Suspended
ADVERTISEMENTBy Algemeiner, February 6, 2022
The African Union suspended a debate on whether to withdraw Israel’s accreditation, avoiding a vote that risked creating an unprecedented rift in the 55-member bloc, diplomats told AFP Sunday.
“The Israel question has been suspended for now and instead there will be a committee set up to study the issue,” one of the diplomats told AFP on the closing day of the AU’s annual summit in Addis Ababa.
The relationship with Israel is a rare point of contention for a body that values consensus, with member states like South Africa loudly protesting a decision by Moussa Faki Mahamat, chair of the African Union Commission, to accept Israel’s accreditation to the bloc.
The six-member committee will include South Africa and Algeria, who opposed Faki’s move to accredit Israel last July, as well as Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who supported it, according to the diplomats.
ADVERTISEMENTCameroon also asked to be on the committee, while South Africa requested the inclusion of Nigeria as well, the diplomats said.
As the summit opened Saturday, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh urged African leaders to withdraw Israel’s AU accreditation, denouncing it as an “apartheid regime.”
Member nations such as South Africa said they were not properly consulted about the decision, which they said contradicted numerous AU statements — including from Faki himself — supporting the Palestinians.
Seventy-two countries, regional blocs and organizations are already accredited, including North Korea, the European Union and UNAIDS, according to the AU’s website.
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