Palestinian PM urges African Union to withdraw Israel’s observer status

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh speaks during a press conference with the Danish Ambassador (unseen) in Ramallah city in the occupied West Bank, on September 23, 2021. (File/AFP)

• Palestinian prime minister Mohammed Shtayyeh on Saturday urged the African Union to withdraw Israel’s observer status

ADDIS ABABA: Palestinian prime minister Mohammed Shtayyeh on Saturday urged the African Union to withdraw Israel’s observer status as heads of state from the 55-member body met for a two-day summit in Addis Ababa.
“Israel should never be rewarded for its violation and for the apartheid regime it does impose on the Palestinian people,” he said.