40 African Lawmakers Pledge to Strengthen Ties with Israel

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The statement was intended to counter the African Union and South Africa, which has accused Israel of committing genocide in the International Court of Justice.

By Vered Weiss, World Israel News

A total of 40 lawmakers from 20 African countries affirmed Jerusalem is the true capital of Israel and declared an intention to seek partnerships with the Jewish State.

They gathered to sign the “Addis Ababa Declaration of Africa-Israel Cooperation and Partnership” document which declared, “We affirm Jerusalem as the legitimate, undivided, and eternal capital of the State of Israel.”

The statement was intended to counter the condemnation of Israel by the African Union and South Africa, which has accused Israel of committing genocide in the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

The document also encouraged respect for the Jewish People’s historical, cultural and religious ties to the land of Israel, including Judea and Samaria and East Jerusalem.

Lawmakers at the conference represented the nations Botswana, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

The conference passed a declaration categorizing antizionism as a form of antisemitism and slammed violent groups such as Hamas, Iran and Hezbollah.

It praised the Abraham Accords and recommended further peace initiatives with Israel.