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Israeli embassy’s fate now in Cabinet’s hands - Lamola

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June 18, 2025

THE Cabinet will only decide by the end of the year on the potential closure of the Israeli embassy in Pretoriatwo years after a National Assembly resolution to close down the Israeli embassy.

- MAYIBONGWE MAQHINA

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola disclosed this during a question-and-answer session in the National Council of Provinces on Tuesday.

Responding to a question from EFF MP Virgill Gericke about the steps he has taken in honouring and executing the November 2023 resolution of the National Assembly to close down the Israeli embassy, Lamola said consultations have taken place within the relevant government cluster system to prepare a memorandum for submission to the Cabinet.

"In accordance with the constitutional principle of the separation of powers, the authority to decide on the possible closure of the Israeli embassy in South Africa rests solely with the Cabinet.

"Once Cabinet has deliberated and reached a final destination, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation will act in accordance with these directives," he said.

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