The Economic Freedom Fighters, a political party in South Africa, held a protest outside the Israeli embassy in Pretoria, the capital city.
Julius Malema, the leader of a political party, recently said that Israel’s government doesn’t care about people and he wants to close the embassy.
Mr Malema also told shops in the country to take away Israeli-made products from their shelves by the end of October.
If they don’t take out products from Israel, we will take them out ourselves. Mr Malema said that we do not want the products of Israel to be sold in South Africa. We do not want to consume food from individuals who are responsible for the deaths of innocent people.
The ruling African National Congress (ANC) protested outside Israel’s embassy on Friday.
ANC Deputy Secretary General Nomvula Mokonyane urged South Africans to stop buying products from Israel to show support for the Palestinians.
Ms Mokonyane repeated South Africa’s request for an urgent stop to fighting in the Middle East.
A woman who spoke for the ANC Women’s League left her job last week. She said the party didn’t understand the “Jewish point of view” in the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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Malema urges South Africans to boycott Israeli goods
