EFF leader Julius Malema has commended South Africa’s hardline stance against Donald Trump and others following the recent expulsion of Israeli diplomat Ariel Seidman. EFF leader Julius Malema has officially called for the closure of the Israeli embassy in South Africa, following the recent declaration of Ariel Seidman, the Chargé d’Affaires of the Israeli Embassy, as persona non grata. Malema urged South Africa and the broader African continent to ‘stand up to bullies such as US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’, whose ‘violent and imperialistic nature has resulted in untold atrocities in Palestine and, recently, Venezuela’.
Malema, was speaking at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg on Sunday. On Saturday, Malema characterised Trump as “thenaked face of what the USA has always been – violent, imperialist and evil”, during the first day of the party’s 3rd National People’s Assembly (NPA), which concluded on Sunday. naked face of what the USA has always been – violent, imperialist and evil”, during the first day of the party’s 3rd National People’s Assembly (NPA), which concluded on Sunday.
“We must stand together against imperialism and the dictatorship of Donald Trump. That thing of SA sending Ariel Seidman packing was a proper decision. This is the kind of decision we support as the EFF.
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However, we want the whole Israeli embassy to be closed down,” Malema said. The backdrop of Malema’s comments stems from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) notifying Israel that Seidman was being deemed an undesirable person. DIRCO spokesperson, Chrispin Phiri, confirmed that this action was in response to a series of unacceptable diplomatic misconducts that threatened South Africa’s sovereignty.
These included derogatory comments about President Cyril Ramaphosa made through official Israeli channels and a failure to communicate visits from senior Israeli officials. EFF leaders from across the country gathered at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg, where the CIC, Julis Malema called for a total victory at the upcoming local government elections.
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