Kabir another new truth revealed to show how deceptive our cousins can be 
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A newly released documents contain a claim that the 1976 rescue of hostages, kidnapped on an Air France flight and held in Entebbe in Uganda, was not all it seemed.
A UK government file on the crisis, released from the National Archives, contains a claim that Israel itself was behind the hijacking. 
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6710289.stm
 

Israel hijack role 'was queried' 





By Dan Parkinson BBC News 

It has been seen as a daring raid by crack Israeli troops to rescue dozens of their countrymen held at the mercy of hijackers. 
But newly released documents contain a claim that the 1976 rescue of hostages, kidnapped on an Air France flight and held in Entebbe in Uganda, was not all it seemed. 
A UK government file on the crisis, released from the National Archives, contains a claim that Israel itself was behind the hijacking. 
An unnamed contact told a British diplomat in Paris that the Israeli Secret Service, the Shin Bet, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) collaborated to seize the plane. 
The flight was seized shortly after it took off from Athens and was flown to Entebbe, where 98 people were held hostage, many of them Israeli citizens. 
Ugandans killed 
Israeli commandos brought the crisis to an end, storming the airport and overpowering the seven hijackers and about 80 Ugandan soldiers in a 36-minute battle. 
Two Israeli civilian hostages died in the shooting, and a third died later in a Nairobi hospital. One officer commanding the raiders was killed by shooting from the airport tower. 
Ugandan President Idi Amin claimed the troops killed 20 Ugandan servicemen as well as all the hijackers. 
The hijackers demands included a list of countries that should release Palestinians or others fighting for the Palestinian cause. 
In the document, written on 30 June 1976 when the crisis was still unresolved, DH Colvin of the Paris Embassy writes of his source: "According to his information, the hijack was the work of the PFLP, with help from the Israeli Secret Service, the Shin Beit. 
"The operation was designed to torpedo the PLO's standing in France and to prevent what they see as a growing rapprochement between the PLO and the Americans." 
He adds: "My contact said the PFLP had attracted all sorts of wild elements, some of whom had been planted by the Israelis." 
The documents also reveal that the British government debated whether or not to praise the Israeli raid after its completion. 
It was decided in the days after the raid that it was not clear whether the Israeli offensive was justified under international law. 
One document in the file reads: "The Israelis have been critical of the fact that the prime minister did not send a personal message of congratulations to Mr Rabin and that our public statement fell short of endorsement of the Israeli action at Entebbe." 
The file also contains correspondence from UK citizens to the government expressing concern that the government had not expressed support for the Israelis. 
'Collusion' 
One letter reads: "I am writing to find out our policy towards terrorism. I find it deplorable that there was not a statement made congratulating Israel on the successful rescue." 
But in a document dated 9 July an official cautions against such a statement because there is likely to be "no internationally agreed view about the legality of the Israeli action". 
The document says the legality of it would depend on whether or not the Ugandans had helped the kidnappers. 
In a draft document included in the file an official says it appears Idi Amin did collude with the hijackers. 
It reads: "On balance it seems that there was a culpable degree of collusion between President Amin and the hijackers, and that the president's attitude made it much easier for the hijackers to persist in their demands." 
The file does not make it clear how seriously the government took the claim that Israel also may have aided the hijackers. 
Story from BBC NEWS:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/6710289.stmPublished: 2007/06/01 00:05:15 GMT



> Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 19:37:56 +0200> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Zionism as a Racist Ideology> To: [log in to unmask]> > Habib,> > The person who divulged that to you was right; the ill-treatment of the> Falashas in Israel has been widely documented. I have both read and seen> documentaries on TV about their treatment in Israel.> > Their fate has interested me ever since their mass evacuation from secret> air-strips in the late 80's. "Operation Solomon," as it was dubbed,> witnessed the evacuation of some 20,000 Falashas.> > Their ill-treatment in the army and Israeli society at large is an open> secret. There has even been demonstrations, some bordering on riot, to> protest their ill-treatment because of their skin colour. Our> "intellectual/philosopher" friend, so versed on Jews and Zionism cannot> claim ignorance concerning their discrimination by the Zionist society.> > Oh yes, that's the Islam I remember growing up, especially during Koriteh> and Tobaski. Broadcast live on radio, the Imam used to ask the congregation> to join him in praying for the well-being of all Muslims, Christians, and> humanity at large, in that order; it is as if I can still hear him.> > Muslims and Christians lived peacefully side by side and and the youth> cultivated friendships across the invisible religious divide. In the home I> was born at half-die we had a common fence with a home lived in> by Christians. My cousin had her day-care - "endu" - with one of those> Christian families whiles I had mine a stone's throw on the same street at> Aunti Kodou Loum's shop, Tony loum's aunt. We were many, both Muslim and> Christian playing in her shop all day and running errands for her. None> cared what God the other worshipped. Her only son even converted to Islam> later on. But what would someone schooled in hate know about that?> > Hear him the other day invite on a discussion on "Pan-Africanism".> > Someone who supports the claim and confiscation of Arab lands just because> some of his Jewish forebears lived there among Arabs thousands of years ago> but advise Zimbabweans whose land was stolen just over a hundred years ago> by total strangers to migrate? What kind of a Pan-Africanist is that?> > I read (about 20 years ago) the book he mentioned here yesterday, "The Case> of Israel" and wondered why he even mentioned it. The book did not support> the Zionist cause at all, on the contrary, Garaudy debunks their claim. In> it he traced British attempts to find a "homeland" for the Jews after WW II,> Uganda being among the first places that was suggested and explored but due> to many adverse circumstances, the idea was dropped.> > Buharry has indeed exposed "unnyi" him. I read this, I read that - what use> is it when you can't even think?> > Regards,> > Kabir.> > > > > > On 5/30/07, Habib Ghanim <[log in to unmask]> wrote:> >> > Kabir> > I was in shock when an Ethiopian Christain protester a couple of years ago> > told me that the Falashas jews of Ehtiopian origin and non white are still> > required to be cleansed ( physically take a shower at the entrance of thier> > synagues ) because they had black skin.> > the army was not supposed to accept blood donated by the falashas for> > other white jews as they were unclean> > and whenever there was conflict the israeli commander were ordered to put> > the falashas on the first/front line as thier lives were less valuable> > unbelievable but not many knew this> > by the way he had documents to proove this . it was a couple of years ago> > so I do not know where to locate them> >> > I am by no means saying tha the arab s are better they are some of the> > violators of such atrocities in different ways like in Dafur> >> > I remember in Banjul the first thing our Banjul Imam Bah ( may his soul> > rest in peace) prayed for was peace for all> > best regards> > Habib> >> >> >> > > Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 15:54:03 +0200> From: [log in to unmask]>> > Subject: Re: Zionism as a Racist Ideology> To: [log in to unmask]> > It seems the Falashas Mura are less 'Jewish' than their paler brethren> > and> the right of (return) immigration therfore not as automatic?> > Squalor> > and shrinking hope for Ethiopian Jews:>> > http://africa.reuters.com/world/news/usnL27265224.html> > Regards,> >> > Kabir.> > > > On 5/29/07, Momodou Buharry Gassama < [log in to unmask]>> > wrote:> >> > Cornelius,> > For one who acknowledges that Gambia and Gambian> > fora> > are not significant in determining policy, you seem to be spending> > an> > awful lot of time trying to defend the indefensible. Gambians on this>> > > forum are more sober and sophisticated than the half-baked American and> >> > other gullible audiences who swallow Zionist propaganda hook, line and> >> > sinker. So relax, take a cool bottle of coke, look in the mirror, smile> >> > and get ready to defend your position on Zionism or go peddle your> >> > Zionist propaganda elsewhere. In this vein, answer the following> >> > questions (not through links to Zionist propaganda sites because we are> >> > sophisticated and can see through the mistruths, half-truths etc.)> > about> > Zionism and tell us your opinion or views. You wrote in a reply> > to Habib> > that Zionism is not a racist policy. In your opinion,> >> > 1. What is> > Zionism?> > 2. What are its prinipal tenets?> > 3. Why is it not racist?> >> > 4. Why do the Jews have a claim to the land of Palestine including the> >> > part dubbed Israel?> > 5. How is Israel a democracy?> > 6. Do the> > Palestinians with Israeli citizenship have the same rights> > as Jews living> > in the same land? If not, why?> > 7. Why do "Jews" who were not born> > anywhere near Palestine and Israel> > have an automatic right to have> > Israeli citizenship and move to Israel> > whilst Palestinians whose land was> > confiscated do not have a right to> > return to their confiscated lands? Is> > this right or fair? If so, tell> > us why.> > 8a. Why has Israel not> > respected or implemented UN resolutions against> > it but propagates> > together with its puppet, the US, for the respect and> > implementation of> > resolutions against other countries?> > 8b. If Israel refuses to implement> > resolutions against it, should> > other countries be forced to comply with> > the implementation of UN> > resolutions? Why?> > 9. After Olmert publicly> > claimed Israeli possession of nuclear weapons> > (after decades of lies),> > why should Israel not be forced to comply with> > the same laws and> > guidelines being forced on Iran, North Korea etc? If> > not, why?> > 10.> > According to international law, why should Iran not pursue its> > nuclear> > program? What are the basis for the illegal and hypocritical> > stance> > against the country?> > 11. Why should the US (the only country to have used> > nuclear weapons> > against another based for the most part on racist> > considerations),> > Britain, Israel, India, Pakistan, Russia and France have> > nuclear> > weapons and not Iran? On what basis?> > 12. How were the Jews> > treated by Arabs before Israel was created? How> > did the Europeans treat> > them? How do the Jews treat the Arabs today?> > Compare the way the Jews> > were teated by the Arabs and the way they are> > treating the Arabs today.>> > > 13. Is criticizing "Israel" and "Zionism" anti-semiticism and racism?> >> > If it is, on what basis? Is criticizing Arabs and Muslims by calling> > them> > "fanatics", "terrorists" etc. anti-semitism and racism? If yes, on> > what> > basis?> > 14. Did the founders of Israel use terror tactics such as> > bombings> > etc.?> > 15. Does Israel practice Apartheid? If not, can you> > prove it?> > 16. If I come to house and steal your tv, stereo, money etc.> > because> > somebody in Mongolia gave me told me that I can take them, am I>> > > entitled to your property? If not, why should Israel be entitled to> >> > Palestinian land because the Europeans with the their racist and> >> > imperialist tendencies sat in London, Washington etc. and decided to> > draw> > up a list of countries including Uganda to give to Jews for what> >> > Europeans did to them? Why should Palestinians pay for European guilt?> >> > 17. Should someone be punished for a crime committed by someone else?> > Is> > it in line with legality and natural justice? If no, why does Israel> >> > punish the families of suicide bombers by bulldozing their houses when> > in> > most cases the families are not even aware that the bombers were> > planning> > to do what they did. How can you justify this?> > 18. Who has actually wipe> > a country from the map? Is it Israel or is> > it Iran?> > 19. Are the> > Europeans who live in today's Israel the descendants of> > the original Jews> > who lived there? If not, why should they have a claim> > to the land? Just> > assuming that "are" the descendants, why should they> > have a right to> > reclaim land they lost more than two thousand years> > ago? Is this logical?> > If it is, do the native Indians in America have a> > right to claim their> > land from Europeans who stole their it and expel> > them to Europe? Do the> > Aborigines have a right to expel the British> > unwanted criminals who were> > shipped to Australia as punishment back to> > Britain? If these people do> > not have a right to expel the thieves who> > stole their land just a few> > hundred years ago, why should "Jews" have a> > right to reclaim land lost> > thousands of years ago?> > 20. Is Irael committing genocide and ethnic> > cleansing in the occupied> > territories? Was genocide and ethnic cleansing> > committed in the former> > Yugoslavia? Was genocide and ethnic cleansing> > committed in Rwanda? How> > do the practices practiced in these countries> > differ from what Israel> > is doing in the occupied terroritories?> >> >> > Take your time, answer these questions and convince us.> >> > Buharry.> >> >> > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤> To> > unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web> > interface> at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html> > To> > Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to:> > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l> To contact the> > List Management, please send an e-mail to:>> > [log in to unmask] >> > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤> > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤> > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L> > Web interface> > at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html> >> > To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to:> > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l> > To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to:> > [log in to unmask]> > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤> >> > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤> To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface> at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html> > To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l> To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to:> [log in to unmask]> ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
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