An Israeli observer group attending the African Union summit in Addis Ababa was removed from the opening ceremony on Saturday. South Africa and Algeria were accused of causing the serious diplomatic incident.
The incident was first reported by Walla news, which stated that security guards approached the Israeli delegation during the opening ceremony and asked them to leave.
Video footage showed that the Israelis, led by Sharon Bar-Li, the Foreign Ministry Deputy Director General for Africa, departed after a brief discussion.
“It is sad to see that the African Union has been taken hostage by a small number of extremist countries such as Algeria and South Africa, driven by hatred and controlled by Iran,”said ministry spokesperson Lior Hayat.
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