"It accused Seidman of launching insulting attacks against South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on social media as well as a deliberate failure to inform the ministry of purported visits by senior Israeli officials. Such actions represent a gross abuse of diplomatic privilege and a fundamental breach of the Vienna Convention. They have systematically undermined the trust and protocols essential for bilateral relations, the department said in a statement."
"The announcement drew a rapid response from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which said it had declared senior South African diplomat, Shaun Edward Byneveldt, persona non grata and was giving him 72 hours to leave the country. Additional steps will be considered in due course, the Israeli ministry said in a statement shared on social media."
"Byneveldt is South Africa's ambassador to the State of Palestine, working out of an office in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, according to a South African government website. Chrispin Phiri, spokesperson for South Africa's foreign affairs ministry, said Israel's obstructionism forces a farcical arrangement where [Byneveldt] is accredited through the very state that occupies his host country. This underscores Israel'"
South Africa declared Ariel Seidman, the charge d'affaires at the Israeli embassy, persona non grata and gave him 72 hours to leave. The foreign affairs ministry accused Seidman of launching insulting social media attacks on President Cyril Ramaphosa and of failing to inform the ministry about purported visits by senior Israeli officials. The ministry described those actions as a gross abuse of diplomatic privilege and a breach of the Vienna Convention that undermined trust and bilateral protocols. Israel responded by declaring Shaun Edward Byneveldt persona non grata and giving him 72 hours to depart. Byneveldt serves as South Africa's ambassador to the State of Palestine based in Ramallah.
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