The South African Jewish community is surprised and disappointed - TopicsExpress



          

The South African Jewish community is surprised and disappointed by International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane’s comments regarding South Africa’s relationship with Israel. According to media reports, Minister Mashabane stated on Friday that her government’s policy is not to engage with Israel at the ministerial level until progress has been made in advancing the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and addressing Palestinian grievances. These statements contradict previous assurances the Minister had given to the Jewish leadership that her government wished to play a role in helping Israelis and Palestinians to resolve their differences and would engage with both parties to further that end. They are further inconsistent with South African foreign policy in general, which is not to boycott other governments but rather to continually engage with them. It is therefore unclear why Israel alo...
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 13:43:58 +0000

Trending Topics



Recently Viewed Topics




© 2015