Nightmare of Jerusalem Part IV – Why Israel Bombed Uganda in 1976

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This episode provides historical background of the 1976 PLO hijacking of an Air France airliner en route from Tel Aviv to Paris. The hijackers ordered the plane to fly to Uganda, where they were warmly welcomed by Ugandan dictator Idy Amin. The version in this film differs from that reported by Wikipedia. The film reports the hostages had already been released when the Israelis, under the command of Bibi Netanyahu’s brother Yonatan (who died in the mission), bombed Uganda’s Entebbe Airport.

Hezbollah (an outgrowth of the Shia Amal movement covered in later episodes) retaliated by attacking northern Israel’s anti-ballistic system. There were also massive popular protests in Israel against the Israeli bombing of Uganda.

Following Iran’s April 24, 2024 missile attack on Israel, the US initially warned Israel not to respond (stressing the US wouldn’t support a war on Iran) but ultimately approved a April 29, 2024 Israeli bombing mission in Iran.

Gaza is the most densely populated region on earth, and Israel has killed 1/20 of its population since it began its war on Gaza on October 7, 2023. IDF forces are deliberately targeting children by shooting them in the head.

Gaza separated from Egypt in June 1967 after Israeli’s Six Day War, with the IDF capturing the Gaza strip, along with the West Bank (formerly part of Jordan) and the Golan Heights (part of Syria).