Mamdani's Uganda homeland honors Netanyahu's brother with monument
Uganda has unveiled a monument honoring Yonatan Netanyahu, the brother of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Entebbe raid. The event has drawn attention due to the political stance of New York City Council member Zohran Mamdani, who is of Ugandan descent and a critic of the Israeli Prime Minister.
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A new bronze statue of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fallen commando brother was unveiled earlier this month in Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s native Uganda — cementing the lovefest between the African country and the stridently pro-Palestine mayor’s favorite foe.
The monument to Yonatan “Yoni” Netanyahu, marked 50 years since the famed “Raid on Entebbe,” or Operation Thunderbolt, Israel’s daring rescue of hostages aboard an Air France plane hijacked on June 27, 1976 by Islamic terrorists at Entebbe Airport.
The hijackers diverted the Paris-bound flight from Tel Aviv with 246 passengers to Uganda, then headed by Israel-hating dictator Idi Amin. The hijackers demanded $5 million and the release of dozens of Palestinian terrorists.
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