60,000 sign petition, call on S. Africa to reinstate ambassador to Israel

Earlier this month, International Relations Minister Lindiwe Sisulu’s announced that South Africa’s Embassy in Tel Aviv had been downgraded and that the ambassador to Israel would not be replaced

Protesters call for diplomatic ties between South Africa and Israel to be severed during a 2018 demonstration in Cape Town, South Africa.

Protesters call for diplomatic ties between South Africa and Israel to be severed during a 2018 demonstration in Cape Town, South Africa.

(photo credit: MIKE HUTCHINGS / REUTERS)

ByILANIT CHERNICK

APRIL 18, 2019 05:25