(Mail & Guardian-South Africa) Ra'eesa Pather - The African National Congress (ANC) has adopted a policy recommendation to downgrade the South African embassy in Israel to a liaison office in a bid to reduce diplomatic ties to Israel. ANC Western Cape provincial secretary Faiez Jacobs said, "The initial call by some provinces was that we close our embassy in Israel. However, a consensus agreement was reached that we recommend a downgrade to a Liaison Office." The party's national conference in December will still have to approve the resolution before it is final and the government can implement it.
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