Malema calls for complete closure of Israeli embassy

EFF leader Julius Malema has called for the shutdown of the Israeli embassy in South Africa, in response to the recent declaration of Ariel Seidman, the Chargé d’Affaires of the Israeli Embassy, persona non grata.

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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. I ITUMELENG ENGLISH Independent Newspapers

Malema further called for South Africa and the rest of the 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 yesterday.

On Saturday, Malema characterised Trump as “the 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, which concluded yesterday.