A bloc official says the envoy was removed because she was not duly accredited to attend the event in Ethiopia. A senior Israeli diplomat has been removed from the African Union’s annual summit in Ethiopia as a dispute over Israel’s accreditation to the bloc escalated. Ebba Kalondo, the spokesperson for the African Union’s chairman, said the diplomat was removed because she was not the duly accredited Israeli ambassador to Ethiopia – the official who was expected. Palestine already has observer status at the AU and pro-Palestinian language is typically featured in statements delivered at the AU’s annual summits. It had taken 20 years of diplomatic efforts for Israel to win observer status.
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