South Africa’s Ties With Hamas, Putin Spur Bipartisan Calls for Expulsion From US Trade Pact

South Africa’s Ties With Hamas, Putin Spur Bipartisan Calls for Expulsion From US Trade Pact
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 22, 2021. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post/AFP via Getty Images
Darren Taylor
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JOHANNESBURG—Powerful U.S. lawmakers want South Africa, the continent’s most industrialized country and second-largest economy, excluded from Washington’s biggest trade deal with Africa for “engaging in activities that undermine U.S. national security or foreign policy interests.”

South Africa is led by the African National Congress (ANC), which counts China, Iran, and Russia among its “greatest friends.”