Israeli Ambassador to #Ethiopia removed from Rwandan genocide conference in #Addis_Abeba
Israeli Ambassador to Ethiopia, Avraham Neguise, was removed from an African Union (#AU) conference in Addis Abeba on Monday after some member states reportedly declined to participate in the event alongside him, according to Israel’s Foreign Ministry. The conference, held at the AU headquarters in Nelson Mandela Hall, marked the annual commemoration of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in #Rwanda.
In a statement shared with The Times of Israel, the Foreign Ministry condemned the Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Youssouf of Djibouti, stating it was “outrageous” that at a memorial “to which the Israeli ambassador in Addis Abeba was invited,” Youssouf “chose to introduce anti-Israel political elements.” The Ministry further said this conduct “first and foremost dishonors the memory of the victims” and reflects “a fundamental misunderstanding of the histories of both the Rwandan and Jewish peoples.”
Neguise, a former Likud lawmaker who has served as ambassador since August 2024, attended the conference under the theme “Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda.” The Foreign Ministry said it “will take the necessary diplomatic steps with the relevant parties to clarify the seriousness with which we view this incident.” Youssouf, prior to his current role, held various diplomatic posts including as Djibouti’s Ambassador to Egypt and Permanent Representative to the Arab League.
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