Israel’s history of lies and deception
Friday, December 08, 2023 | 260 Views |
The Israelis were trying to compromise US-Egyptian relations, particularly the efforts of the Eisenhower administration to finance the Aswan Dam.
In the 1980s, the Israelis denied that Jonathan Pollard was spying on behalf of the Israeli intelligence; they continued to do so throughout Pollard’s 30-year prison sentence. However, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu personally welcomed Pollard to Israel upon his release from prison in 2020.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...