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Israel, Tanzania to resume full ties as Netanyahu visits Africa
NOTE: The following article which was cross-posted "as is" from i24news.tv incorrectly states that, "Tanzanian Foreign Minister Bernard Membe" wavuti.com would like to correct the writer and editor that Bernard Membe was the Minister for the said ministry from 2007 to 2015, currently Dr Augustine Mahiga is the Minister for Foreign Affairs, East Africa, Regional and International Cooperation, United Republic of Tanzania and the current Chairperson of the EAC Council of Ministers.
[https://3]Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara at Ben-Gurion International Airport before heading to Uganda (redits/photos : AVI OHAYON / GPO)
Commando raid was 'watershed moment' when Israel learned to stand up for itself, says PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Uganda on Monday for a rare tour of sub-Saharan Africa, seeking new trade partners and marking the 40th anniversary of a hostage rescue in which his brother died.
Netanyahu met with Tanzanian Foreign Minister Bernard Membe, and the two countries are expected to announce the resumption of full diplomatic ties. Tanzania cut off ties with Israel after the 1973 Yom Kippur War, along with several other African nations.
Speaking in Entebbe, close to the site of the 1976 airport raid in which over 100 hostages were released, Netanyahu said the visit was "deeply moving" and symbolized the changing relationship between Israel and Africa.
"Exactly 40 years ago Israeli soldiers carried out the historic mission in Entebbe," Netanyahu said.
"Forty years ago they landed in the dead of night in a country led by a brutal dictator who gave refuge to terrorists, today we landed in broad daylight to be welcomed by a president who fights terrorism."
He said his visit signaled "dramatic changes in the relationship between Africa and Israel: Africa is a continent on the rise. After many decades I can say Israel is coming back to Africa and Africa is coming back to Israel."
In a statement just before his departure for the four-day tour, Netanyahu called the first visit by an Israeli premier to the region in decades "historic".
For source and more CLICK HERE[https://4]Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets Dr Augustine Mahiga, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, East Africa, Regional and International Cooperation of the United Republic of Tanzania in Nairobi.
NOTE: The following article which was cross-posted "as is" from i24news.tv incorrectly states that, "Tanzanian Foreign Minister Bernard Membe" wavuti.com would like to correct the writer and editor that Bernard Membe was the Minister for the said ministry from 2007 to 2015, currently Dr Augustine Mahiga is the Minister for Foreign Affairs, East Africa, Regional and International Cooperation, United Republic of Tanzania and the current Chairperson of the EAC Council of Ministers.
[https://3]Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara at Ben-Gurion International Airport before heading to Uganda (redits/photos : AVI OHAYON / GPO)
Commando raid was 'watershed moment' when Israel learned to stand up for itself, says PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Uganda on Monday for a rare tour of sub-Saharan Africa, seeking new trade partners and marking the 40th anniversary of a hostage rescue in which his brother died.
Netanyahu met with Tanzanian Foreign Minister Bernard Membe, and the two countries are expected to announce the resumption of full diplomatic ties. Tanzania cut off ties with Israel after the 1973 Yom Kippur War, along with several other African nations.
Speaking in Entebbe, close to the site of the 1976 airport raid in which over 100 hostages were released, Netanyahu said the visit was "deeply moving" and symbolized the changing relationship between Israel and Africa.
"Exactly 40 years ago Israeli soldiers carried out the historic mission in Entebbe," Netanyahu said.
"Forty years ago they landed in the dead of night in a country led by a brutal dictator who gave refuge to terrorists, today we landed in broad daylight to be welcomed by a president who fights terrorism."
He said his visit signaled "dramatic changes in the relationship between Africa and Israel: Africa is a continent on the rise. After many decades I can say Israel is coming back to Africa and Africa is coming back to Israel."
In a statement just before his departure for the four-day tour, Netanyahu called the first visit by an Israeli premier to the region in decades "historic".
For source and more CLICK HERE[https://4]Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets Dr Augustine Mahiga, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, East Africa, Regional and International Cooperation of the United Republic of Tanzania in Nairobi.
