'Obsessive hostility at Israel': South African Jews caught in crosswinds of diplomatic war

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Jewish leaders in South Africa warn of 'dark times' after Pretoria declared Israel's envoy persona non grata, prompting Jerusalem to expel South Africa's Ramallah-based envoy. As the ruling ANC's hostility has grown, opposition figures have sought alternative channels to engage Israel, while Israel's outreach to a tribal leader may have been seen by the ANC as the 'final straw'

CAPE TOWN – The South African Jewish Board of Deputies says it will "challenge at every level" the Foreign Ministry's decision to declare Israel's top diplomat in the country persona non grata.