Diplomatic row: South Africa, Israel expel each other's envoys

South Africa and Israel expel each other’s envoys, deepening their diplomatic feud. [File, Standard]

South Africa and Israel have expelled each other’s senior diplomats in a new diplomatic clash.

On Friday, January 30, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) announced that Ariel Seidman, Chargé d’Affaires of the Israeli Embassy in South Africa, has been declared persona non grata and must leave the country within 72 hours.