Are US-South Africa ties at breaking point over Israel’s war on Gaza?
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A US bill is calling to reassess US-South Africa relations after recent painful points such as the ICJ case against Israel.
The United States House of Representatives is reviewing a bill that calls for reassessment of the country’s relationship with South Africa, amid tensions between the nations.
South Africa’s Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor, visited Washington, DC, recently in what is believed to have been a trip aimed at getting the US strategic community to understand Pretoria’s positions on key areas of difference with Washington.
Here’s more about the US bill, recent tensions and the significance of cooperation between the two countries.
The US-South Africa Bilateral Relations Review Act was introduced in the US House on February 6.
The bill says: “In contrast to its stated stance of nonalignment, the South African Government has a history of siding with malign actors, including Hamas, a U.S. designated Foreign Terrorist Organization and a proxy of the Iranian regime, and continues to pursue closer ties with the People’s Republic of China (‘PRC’) and the Russian Federation”.
