Opposition party representatives lambasted the ruling party for corruption, protests, land issues and downgrading the embassy in Israel.
The ANC came under universal criticism from all opposition parties during a debate on political party manifestos in Johannesburg, for allegedly instigating the violence in Alexandra and other parts of country, and for the government’s plan to downgrade the South African Embassy to Israel into a liaison office.
The emotional audience of mainly Jewish people objected and booed the ANC representative for the party’s stance on Israel. Other parties opposed the downgrading of the South African embassy in Tel Aviv, saying this is a foolish decision and must be reversed. The controversy over the downgrading of the embassy came when Minister of International Relations Lindiwe Sisulu announced the South African government’s plan to downgrade the Tel Aviv based embassy into a liaison office. The audience at the gathering questioned Sisulu’s power to announce the downgrading without the matter first being debated in parliament and approved there.
ACDP president Rev Kenneth Meshoe and Cope Gauteng provincial chairperson, Tom Mofokeng described the downgrading of the embassy as the “most foolish” and the “most stupid” decision ever. Meshoe said Israel was a great country that encouraged its people to work hard and the ACDP would work to have the ANC government’s decision reversed.
On the Israel subject, Inkatha Freedom Party MP, Mkhuleko Hlengwa said the decision to downgrade the embassy would take South Africa many steps backwards because it would lose out on Israel’s expertise in many fields.
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