Ugandan president talks about Entebbe rescue with brother of dead Israeli commander
JERUSALEM: Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu and his family thanked Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Wednesday for memorializing Netanyahu's brother, who was killed in the 1976 Israeli raid at Uganda's Entebbe Airport.
But the Ugandan president, who is in Jerusalem to attend Israel's 60th anniversary celebrations, wanted to know about the more distant past.
He grilled Israeli opposition-leader Benjamin Netanyahu and his historian father on Israel's history — including the Jewish presence in the Holy Land.
He asked the Netanyahus when Jewish people first lived in what is now Israel. He also wanted to know what other communities lived in the area throughout the centuries, and if Jewish people displaced those communities.
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But the Ugandan president, who is in Jerusalem to attend Israel's 60th anniversary celebrations, wanted to know about the more distant past.
He grilled Israeli opposition-leader Benjamin Netanyahu and his historian father on Israel's history — including the Jewish presence in the Holy Land.
He asked the Netanyahus when Jewish people first lived in what is now Israel. He also wanted to know what other communities lived in the area throughout the centuries, and if Jewish people displaced those communities.