Netanyu’s on arrival at Entebbe airport as welcomed by Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda

At Entebbe airport, Mr. Netanyahu who is  companied by  his wife, Sarah Netanyahu,  was welcomed by Prime Minister Ruhakana, state minister for foreign affairs Okello Oryem among other officials.

“I am setting out for another visit to Africa, my fifth in three and a half years,” Netanyahu was quoted by local media before taking off from Tel Aviv.

“Israel is making a big return to Africa, and Africa has already returned to Israel. These are important ties politically, economically and in terms of security,” he said, adding that he hopes to have good news upon his return.

Netanyus disembark from the plane at Entebbe airport

In July 2016, Natanyahu participated in a ceremony in Uganda to mark the 40th anniversary of Operation Entebbe, a hostage rescue by Israeli commandos at Entebbe Airport in 1976.

The operation, which aimed to rescue 106 passengers of an Air France flight that was hijacked by members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, succeeded in freeing 102 of the hostages. Netanyahu’s brother Yonatan, who led the mission, was killed.

It has also been reported that in the past, Israel contacted the American administration and other foreign governments in an attempt to encourage them to improve their relations with Sudan and to make overtures in its favor, in light of the severance of ties between the Arab-African country and Iran.

Reports in Israel and abroad in recent years have said that Israel might renew its diplomatic relations with several Muslim countries on the African continent, including Mali, Niger and Sudan.

Prime Minister, Ruhakana Rugunda welcomes Israeli’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Entebbe airport

After Netanyahu visited Chad in 2019, it was reported that Israel was working to formalize ties with Sudan, and Israeli officials spoke about it publicly on several occasions, especially after the ouster of dictator Omar al-Bashir.

Haaretz previously reported that Israel had secretly deported asylum seekers from different African countries to Uganda.

To this day, asylum seekers are being deported to Uganda in what Israel has called “voluntary departure.”

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The death toll from the fires climbed to 50 in the morning, with a Red Cross official reporting the discovery of 26 more bodies at a seaside resort, making it the country’s deadliest fire season in more than a decade.

The authorities had previously announced 24 deaths and more than 150 injuries from wildfires around the Athens region, before finding the 26 dead at a villa in the coastal town of Mati.

A Greek fire fighting aircraft sprays extinguishing material over the burning forest fire

“Following the terrible fires in Greece, Israeli authorities have approached their peers in Greece in order to offer any assistance needed,” the Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “At this stage, the Greek authorities are saying they have gained control of the fires. In any case, we have put crews on alert. Israel is at the disposal of Greece if it becomes necessary. Greek authorities thanked Israel for the offer.”

The ministry said the aid proposal was made by the National Security Council of the Prime Minister’s Office and Israel’s ambassador in Athens. Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan tweeted a message of empathy with the Greek authorities and people as they battle the flames.

People watch a wildfire in the town of Rafina, near Athens

“Israel will be ready, of course, to help Greece with land and air fire extinguishing whenever it is requested,” he wrote. The Israeli embassy in Athens reported that it had no knowledge of Israelis in Greece who were affected by the fires.

Greece sought international help through the European Union as the fires on either side of Athens left lines of cars torched, charred farms and forests, and sent hundreds of people racing to beaches to be evacuated by navy vessels, yachts and fishing boats. Authorities said Cyprus and Spain offered assistance after the request for EU help was made.

In 2016, Greece, along with Cyprus, was one of the first two countries to respond when Israel asked allies to send firefighting planes and other equipment and personnel to help fight blazes that burned thousands of acres and damaged hundreds of homes in the north of the country. Following those fires, Israel said it would form a regional emergency response force together with Greece and Cyprus to tackle future fires.

Greece also sent fire-fighting planes to Israel in 2010 when the Haifa region was ravaged by a massive wildfire that spread across the Carmel forest, killing 44 people. The fire, the deadliest natural disaster in Israel’s history, led to wide-ranging reforms in the firefighting service.

A firefighting helcopter flies above a fire

Showers that passed over the Greek capital Monday missed the two big fires — one at Rafina, 30 kilometers (18 miles) to the east, and the other at Kineta, 55 kilometers (35 miles) to the west. Heavy rain is forecast across southern Greece on Wednesday.

It was the deadliest fire season to hit Greece in more than a decade. More than 60 people were killed in 2007 when huge fires swept across the southern Peloponnese region. Forest fires are common in Greece during the hot, dry summers, and temperatures recently hit highs up to 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit).

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The committee is considering summoning the first lady after she was named in the Auditor General’s Report among the people who allegedly used PRDP funds for private travels to Israel.

The report said she had traveled to Israel 9 times in one month using the said funds.

Now some MPs including Eddy Kiwzera say the committee has not concluded on the decision to invite Mrs Museveni, while others like Joseph Sewungu and Henry Musasizi say she must appear to give her side of the story.

The committee is expected to finalize its interactions with witnesses this week before coming up with a final report.

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 The part of the earth called Israel and Palestine is a small one, measuring 10,000 square miles at present.

In Israel’s long history, its area, population and ownership varied greatly. The present state of Israel occupies all the land from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean ocean, bounded by Egypt in the south, Lebanon in the north, and Jordan in the East.

The recognized boarders of Israel constitute about 78% of the land. The remainder is divided between land occupied by Israel since the 1967 6-day war and the autonomous regions under the control of the Palestinian autonomy.

Its Gaza strip occupies an additional 141 square miles south of Israel, and it is under the control of the Palestinian authority.
Palestine has been settled continuously for tens of thousands of years. Fossil remains have been found of Homo erectus, Neanderthal and transitional types between Neanderthal and modern man. Archeologists have found hybrid Emmer wheat at Jericho dating from before 8,000 B.C., making it one of the oldest sites of agricultural activity in the world. Amorites, Canaanites, and other Semitic peoples related to the Phoenicians of Tyre entered the area about 2000 B.C.

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International Scholarship for Post-graduates in Israel

Amount: 3,000 US dollars.

Number: one every three years.

Purpose: Designed to foster friendly relations between university women in Israel and abroad.

Scholarship Application Eligibility Criteria: Post-graduate women who are members of IFUW in the fields of humanities, arts, sciences, Bible and Jewish studies, and international law.

Contact: Mrs. Fayge Cohen, Flat 30, R. Maapilim 20, Jerusalem 93588, Israel, Tel: 02 563 2145. Fax: 972-2-582 3049.

For more information and application, see:

• Israel Association Of University Women Scholarships

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Pastor Mulinde is currently being treated in Israeli after an acid attack on his face and back. Mulinde, 38, went to Israel on Jan. 5. Pastor Haruna Male of Gospel Life Church International says that Mulinde will be discharged in March.

To travel to Israel Mulinde got financial and logistical help from Jerusalem Online University Executive Director Andrea Gottlieb of Philadelphia.

Pastor Mulinde was attacked with Acid on Dec 24th outside Gospel Life Church international on Entebbe road.

Mulinde claims that his attackers shouted “Allah Akbar” (God is great) after pouring acid on him. He believes that he was attacked by Muslims.

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