South Africa's ruling party, the ANC, commended the expulsion of the Israeli envoy from the African Union summit, saying doing so thwarted an attempt to undermine the Summit by the "apartheid state."
Israel on Saturday condemned the "severe" expulsion of a senior diplomat from the African Union summit, accusing arch-foe Iran of orchestrating the move with help from Algeria and South Africa.
A spokesperson for the Israeli foreign ministry said it was "saddening to see the African Union taken hostage by a small number of extremist states like Algeria and South Africa, which are driven by hatred and controlled by Iran".