EXPULSION OF ISRAELI OFFICIAL: clarifying fact from fiction
On Friday, 30 January 2026, South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) formally expelled Israel’s senior diplomat, Ariel Seidman, giving him 72 hours to leave the country. Immediately after the expulsion, a number of misleading claims appeared on social media and in certain Christian media outlets. Regardless of personal affiliation and geographic alliances, it is critical for believers and citizens alike to rely on factual information from official sources before drawing conclusions.