Israel Urges Canada to Clarify Its Position on South Africa’s Genocide Accusation

Israel’s ambassador says Canada needs to clarify its position on genocide accusations levelled by South Africa at a UN court, pointing to other G7 countries having “unequivocally” rejected the claim. “At a time when the world’s leading liberal democracies and many of Canada’s closest allies and G7 members… are unequivocally rejecting South Africa’s cynical application, Israel urges Canada to leave no room for misinterpretation on a matter that is crystal clear,” Ambassador Iddo Moed said in a Jan. 18 statement. Mr. Moed added that rejecting South Africa’s accusation is about defending the “only democracy in the Middle East” and protecting the international rules-based order....