South Africa has expelled Israel’s top diplomat, Ariel Seidman, after he made insulting remarks about President Cyril Ramaphosa on social media. Seidman was declared persona non grata and given 72 hours to leave the country. The expulsion follows a series of violations of diplomatic norms, including the use of official Israeli social media platforms to insult the South African president and failure to inform the South African government of visits by senior Israeli officials. This move comes amid deteriorating relations between the two countries, with South Africa accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza at the International Court of Justice.
South Africa expels top Israeli diplomat over ‘insulting attacks’ on president
