THE Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has lambasted the African Union Commission over its decision to grant Israel observer status in the AU, calling it ‘appalling’.
In a hard-hitting statement on Wednesday, the department said the AU Commission took the decision unilaterally without consulting with its members.
“The decision to grant Israel Observer Status is even
more shocking in a year in which the oppressed people of Palestine were hounded by destructive bombardments and continued illegal settlements of the land,” said DIRCO’s spokesperson Clayson Monyela.
“The African Union strenuously objected to the deaths of Palestinians and the destruction of civilian infrastructure. The decision by the AU Commission in this context is inexplicable.”
Monyela said the South African government will ask the AU Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat to provide a briefing to all member states on this decision which it hopes, will be discussed by the Executive Council
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