Addressing the ceremony, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni says that the Entebbe raid was “another bond” linking “Palestine to Africa.”
He invokes the biblical story of Joseph, which “was also a sad story but also created a bond, just like this one here.”
He also says “baby Jesus” was hidden in Egypt, apparently implying that he was “another bond between Africa and Palestine, both born out of sad circumstances.”
He says that “even… the Muslim religion” bonded with Africa when the Prophet Muhammad was forced to flee to the continent.
Museveni goes on to link other historical and mythical events that connect the Middle East to Africa.
He turns to Netanyahu. “Your brother Jonathan, some Israeli hostages, and some Ugandan soldiers were killed here, on that night, fourth of July 1976,” he says. “Fortunately, the rescue mission succeeded and the innocent civilians were rescued.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni addresses a ceremony marking 40 years since the Entebbe raid (screen capture: YouTube)
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