{"id":449980,"date":"2017-12-25T09:55:38","date_gmt":"2017-12-25T09:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/25\/minority-demands-ghana-apology-from-israeli-ambassador\/"},"modified":"2017-12-25T09:55:38","modified_gmt":"2017-12-25T09:55:38","slug":"minority-demands-ghana-apology-from-israeli-ambassador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/25\/minority-demands-ghana-apology-from-israeli-ambassador\/","title":{"rendered":"Minority demands Ghana apology from Israeli Ambassador"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Monday, 25 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-12-25<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/88187391.295.jpg\" alt=\"Okudzeto Ablakwa Samuel Dw\" title=\"Okudzeto Ablakwa Samuel Dw\" width=\"295\" height=\"165\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Minority Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1514195738_655_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The Minority in Parliament is demanding an apology from the Israeli Ambassador over his criticism of Ghana\u2019s vote at the UN which rejected calls for Israel to move its capital to Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>The vote became necessary after the US President Donald Trump threatened to move the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana was among 128 countries that endorsed the position that Jerusalem is a disputed area between Israel and Palestine and can only become Israel\u2019s capital after a peace deal is reached by the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Ambassador to Ghana Ami Mehl in a statement said his country regrets the mistaken vote of Ghana and expressed hope the mistake would not be repeated.<\/p>\n<p>Minority Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says the comment is an attack on Ghana\u2019s sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch utter disrespect and insult to the Ghanaian nation-state, you do not do that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat statement is very unfortunate,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis attack on our sovereignty must stop. Nobody should be issuing threats to any other sovereign country,\u201d he insisted.<\/p>\n<p>The North Tongu MP said the Foreign Minister must quickly summon the Israeli Ambassador and demand an apology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo tell you the truth, many other countries would have expelled him by now. 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