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The African Lakes Plateau is an Israeli water playground

By: Ahmad Tuhami Abd Al-Hay

Tuesday 12 December 2006

Translated by: Adib S. Kawar
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...by concentrating on agricultural projects that rely on pumping its water requirement from lake Victoria. To reach this goal "Israeli" policy aims at increasing tension between Arab and African states, which shall distracts Egypt’s attention away from the Palestinian cause.

The "Israeli" policy aims at threatening Arab security including that of Egypt through increasing
"Israel’s" influence in the states controlling
the Nile waters at its sources,

"Israeli" extensive military and security activities, and establishing an "Israeli" long arm in the region to encircle Egypt and encompass the Nile Basin.

"Israeli" policy aims at increasing tension between Arab and African states, which shall distracts Egypt’s attention away from the Palestinian cause.

"Israel" is helping the Nile sources states to build dams on the tributaries of the Nile in order to plan new
agricultural systems, which decreases the water
supplies flowing towards Egypt.

"Israeli" aims; the propounding of the International Bank does not make it an impartial party in relation to the water crisis; because it adopts certain parties such as "Israel", Ethiopia and Turkey, and just ignores the Arab parties.

It is noted that the American policy gives utmost priority to the Nile sources states; the group of new leaders patronized by both the United States and "Israel"

"Israel" took advantage of the Arab-African conflicts...

The "Israeli" intelligence organizations enhances controversies between the Tutsi and Hutu, and supplies arms to both parties together...

"Israel’s" role in the utilization of racial conflicts in this region is old; it supported the secessionist movement in southern Sudan since its beginning...

Some Egyptian parliamentarians and commentators lately raised the issue of the crisis between Egypt and the Nile basin states, some of whom such as Kenya and Uganda who are signatories of the Nile sources agreement, expressed their intention to withdraw from the it and use the Nile waters as they desire. This brought to attention the dangers of the "Israeli" infiltration in the Nile basin states, which does not cover only Ethiopia as some may believe. This infiltration was extended to cover the rest of the basin states the relations of which with the Zionist entity grew to a considerable extent since the mid nineties of the 20th century. Researchers believe that these relations reached a stage equal to that between Ethiopia and the Zionist enemy.

The encirclement strategy:
The goals and benefits of the Zionist entity go beyond these relations. Its policy aims at encircling the Nile basin with "Israeli" extensive military and security activities, and establishing an "Israeli" long arm in the region to encircle Egypt and encompass the Nile Basin.

The "Israeli" policy aims at threatening Arab security including of course that of Egypt through increasing "Israel’s" influence in the states controlling the Nile waters at its sources, by concentrating on agricultural projects that rely on pumping its water requirement from lake Victoria. To reach this goal "Israeli" policy aims at increasing tension between Arab and African states, which shall distracts Egypt’s attention away from the Palestinian cause. "Israel" also aims at obtaining facilities for establishing military basis in the Nile basin states and the use of their air and maritime basis, as it got facilities in Ethiopia during its 1967 aggression, and using these states as basis for espionage against Arab states, also as markets for its military industrial products, and creating local military cadres loyal to it.

Besides these goals, "Israel" had always been interested in solving the problem of getting new water supplies, and diverting part of the Nile waters through the Sinai Peninsula to the Negev desert. This is an old project, it was first presented by Hertzel in 1903 to the British government, and these "Israeli" intensive trials were repeated since the 1970ies. In spite of the Egyptian governmental and popular rejection of the project the Zionist state never gave up hope, it is a Zionist dream, awaiting the right occasion for it to come true, and to propose it anew and importune for its fulfillment when the political and economic occasion in the region permits.

This is why "Israeli" policy wants to concentrate its efforts towards the other Nile basin states, especially source states, to encompass the Egyptian rejection. Zionist efforts were intensified to achieve this goal after the failure of its old plans. Reports coming since the beginning of the nineties prove that "Israel" is helping the Nile sources states to build dams on the tributaries of the Nile in order to plan new agricultural systems, which decreases the water supplies flowing towards Egypt. As the diplomatic crises between "Israel" and Egypt intensified in the middle of the nineties, an "Israeli" foreign ministry department of planning report suggested to punish Egypt if it continues adopting a negative stance towards "Israel", in various forms, among which is putting on the multilateral discussion agenda on the Nile waters; "Israel" had previously agreed on accepting Egypt’s demand not to consider the Nile waters as not a part of the regional water resources, which are discussed in multilateral negotiations.

The nineties saw dangerous trials to change international legal basis for the distribution of rivers waters, completely new concepts were introduced such as pricing of water and establishing a bank and bourse for water. The project was based on American ideas and those of the International Bank. The Egyptian political elite looks at the American ideas in relation to the Nile sources with extreme caution; because it is connected to supporting "Israeli" aims; the International Bank’s propounding of them does not make it an impartial party in relation to the water crisis; because it adopts the interests of certain parties such as "Israel", Ethiopia and Turkey, and just ignores that of Arab parties.

This propound fits the requirements of Turkey, Ethiopia and "Israel" against the historical gotten rights of Arab states in the basins of the Nile, Euphrates and the Tigris; thus the only solution for them - to avoid water wars - is to accept giving their water reserves to "Israel", otherwise they will be denied their water rights; and on the basis of these bargains "Israel" becomes a principal and genuine partner in the development of water sources of the great rivers in the region, through water allying with the sources states, which shall require in this case linking between transporting the water to "Israel", and cooperating with the river waterway and estuary states.

"The Lakes"... An "Israeli center of Barricading:
"Israel" moves around in the lakes plateau (which is the source of 15% of the Nile waters) through a compilation of integrated lines, and the "Israeli" policy relies on making use and employing an integrated system of mechanisms and ways for its political movement in the region, which encompass:

1- Relying on American help:
The United States is working hard on establishing spheres of influence in the Nile sources states and central Africa to either control Central Africa, or to get hold of major cards for the water problems that are expected to explode in the region. This is in addition to the new U.S. policy that broke out in the nineties to confront African Islamic movements, and to encompass Sudan and Iranian influence.

It is noted that the American policy gives utmost priority to the Nile sources states; the group of new leaders patronized by both the United States and "Israel" are the leaders of Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Democratic Congo, Kenya, Tanzania and the popular Army for the Liberation of Sudan.

The Zionist entity took a main role in the American/French competition in central Africa. And in spite of the cordial "Israeli"/French relations, Israel darted in secret maneuvers with Ethiopia, Eritrea, Uganda and the Tutsi, overcoming France in favor of Washington. Later years showed the extent of relations and strong influence of "Israeli" intelligence, the "Mossad" have in the region as a result of the arms transactions, and the evacuation of the Falasha, "Jewish" Ethiopians, to occupied Palestine. "Israeli" interference angered France; so the French intelligence organization published the details of the Zionist activities in the lakes region in the French press.

2 - "Israel" took advantage of the Arab-African conflicts:
"Israel" took advantage of the Somali/Ethiopian, Sudanese/ Ethiopian, Sudanese/Eritrean, and the Egyptian/Ethiopian conflicts to reach its goals; and it is continuously instigating African states against Arabs; to make the Nile basin states believe that they are victims of injustice as a result of Arab extravagance use of water sources; to be followed by "Israeli" economic and diplomatic support to these states.

"Israel" works on straining tension between Arab and African states through the ancient role of Arabs in slavery and exhausting water sources. For example, after the rise in the prices of oil, Joseph Nereri (the brother of the Tanzanian president) during a parliament meeting in June 1974 to complete an agreement with Arabs by the force of which a gallon of water will be sold at the price of a gallon of oil as long as the river sources are in East Africa. In 1996 Uganda criticized Egypt and Sudan for using more then their requirement of water, stressing on its right to use the water sources, it built dams in the basin of lake Victoria to generate electricity. Also the Kenyan paper, "The East African Standard” warned against the disagreements between Kenya and Egypt due to problems of commerce, and the Nile basin agreement from which Kenyans threatened to withdraw from.

3 - Water and agricultural cooperation:
"Israel" succeeded with American help to insure its control on some irrigation projects in the lakes region, were it supplies technical and technological assistance through Israeli companies in the field of building dams. It presented detailed studies to Zaire and Rwanda to build three dams, which is a part of a comprehensive program to fully control the waters of the great lakes. "Israeli" experts made soil tests in Rwanda, where "Israel’s" special interest was centered on "Kajera" river, which forms the border line between Rwanda and Burundi to the north/East.

Uganda and "Israel" signed an agreement in March 2000 during the visit of a the "Israeli" ministry of agriculture delegation led by the irrigation manager in the ministry, Moshe Don Gholin, stating on building irrigation projects in areas affected by draught, and to send a Ugandan delegation to complete the studies of the projects most of which fall in the North of Uganda near its borders with Sudan and Kenya. Waters flowing out of Lake Victoria will be used for these projects, which shall result in decreasing water flow into the White Nile.

The French language "Indian Ocean News Letter" wrote in February of the same year: "’Israel’ is interested in building irrigation projects in the Ugandan district of Karamouja near its border with Sudan, where 247 thousand of Ugandan hectares could be irrigated by the use of two and a half billion cubic meters annually, while it presently uses only 207 million cubic meters to irrigate 32 thousand hectares.

The danger of Israel’s presence in the upper Nile states is not limited to help extended by its experts and technical cooperation for projects as it is extended to economical and agricultural cooperation by Zionist capital, with the purpose of acquisition of land in the region pretending to be establishing projects on it, develop it and building dams.

Commercial Relations
A commercial relation is one of the most important signs of expansion of "Israeli" economical relations in Africa, where it shows a fast and continuous expansion. There is a most prominent group of African states that are the most prominent partners with "Israel": South Africa, Ethiopia and Kenya.

It is to be noted that the increase of the importance of some of the Nile basin states concerning "Israel’s" international commercial relations. As for Ethiopia, imports had doubled more than 30 times during the nineties, from 0.4 to 13.9 million dollars per year, while its exports to Ethiopia had doubled only three times from 1.9 to 5.8 million dollars per annum.

"Israeli" imports from Kenya doubled two and half times from 8.6 to 29.9 million dollars per annum, while "Israeli" exports to this country doubled about twice from 14 million dollars to 29.3 million dollars.

As for the Congo, "Israeli" imports from it amounted to one million dollars after it was almost zero while ’Israeli" exports to it increased from 0.9 to 5.2 million dollars per annum.

The Center of International Cooperation in the "Israeli" Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Moshav, headed by the deputy minister is the body responsible for planning and executing means of communication with African states. The "Moshav" was the major means of communication with the prime officials in African states, in spite of severance of diplomatic relations, as was the case with Keya, Zambia, Tanzania and Ethiopia, as economical relations were stronger than political relations.

One of the most outstanding activities that the "Moshav" works on, is establishing farms, African/"Israeli" chambers of commerce, and support in the fields of agriculture, health, education and economic development, through cooperation in regional, international organizations, foreign embassies and especially through American aid, USAID, that was activated in the light of the Clinton initiative for cooperation with Africa.

The "Moshav" activities are centered on certain groups such as leaders, women, experts and young people who shall be the future’s political leaders. "Moshav" directs its efforts on Islamic and Arab groups, which oppose normalization with "Israel; to gain their support in countries such as Kenya, through granting donations for training to Moslems, and open channels to get in contact with their leaders.

5 - Utilizing racial conflicts
Utilizing racial conflicts through establishing a strong net work with certain groups on the account of others; among the most important of them are the ruling Tutsi tribes in Rwanda and the Ugandan regime. "Israeli" intelligence organizations enhances controversies between the Tutsi and Hutu, and supplies arms to both parties together; it is well known that the Zionist entity in Kigali, and the Zairian armed forces.

"Israel’s" role in utilizing racial conflicts in this region is old; it supported the secessionist movement in southern Sudan since its beginning, later it trained the cadres of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Eritrea when signs of its victory became clear, It also supported ruling regimes such as these of Uganda, and the Amharina in Ethiopia, and worked on establishing new relations with "Camba" and the "Killowi" in the frame work of its investment in Mombassa and Nairobi.

There are fears in central Africa of national propensity among the Tutsi tribes that spread in Burundi, southern Uganda (the President of Uganda, Mousiviny, who originally belongs to the Tootsie) East Zaire, Rwanda that is trying to fully control the region through American/"Israeli" support, meaning the establishment of the great Tootsie state, and the reshuffling of the regional and international status in central Africa.

Support to Kabilla’s forces - which the Tutsi forms its back bone - to get hold of power in Zaire, from Eritrea and Ethiopia in the African Horn up to Uganda and Rwanda in central Africa; and while Uganda gave its military and political support, Rwanda gave its human and military support, which had the main effect on Kabilla’s victory, and Muboto’s defeat.

6 - Interference through Human Relief
The Zionist entity took advantage of civil wars -especially in the Somal - and moved under a human cover, it established many centers in the capital, Mogadishu, and in other districts to extend help to the Somalis which is done by a fund supported by the U.S. department of state and the Zionist International Organization, the Zionist "Bnei Brit" organization, "Junit" organization and other Zionist organizations in the United States. This center was rehabilitated by 250 "Israeli" experts, who arrived in The Somal in 1992,

"Israel" tried to build relations with the leaders of the Somali factions by trying to appease them with direct military, economic and health help that were made through its participation in the second conference for coordinating human assistance for the Somal held in Addis Ababa in December 1992. And it sent search and rescue units after the blowing up of U.S. embassies in Nairobi and Dar Es-Salaam in August 1998, along with medical and human support to Kenya and Tanzania.

7 - Military Activity with the States of the Region:
Military assistance opened the door wide in front of "Israel" in the Nile sources states, under the excuse of these states need for arms to ensure their security and protection against coup d’etats organized by internal and external enemies. "Israeli" intelligence organizations extended inelegance services form its own sources, or through Mossad sources in U.S. intelligence sources.

The military and security outlet played a vital role in promoting these relations; due to African leaders need for military aid; extremist Marxist militant leaders allied with the Soviet Union, such as Mangesto, resorted to "Israel" for military aid.

"Israeli" military exports to the region plays a vital role in executing its foreign relations; it is connected to an "Israeli" strategic and security vision, which aims at infiltrating in the Nile sources states; which is in addition to their economic importance, as military exports are considered as the main support for the "Israeli" economy. Shlomo gazete, (former head of the military intelligence) confirmed that "Israel" cooperated with a big number of African states in the field of armament, such as Ethiopia, Zaire, Kenya, Liberia, South Africa and Cameroon.

"Israeli" activities in the region Nile basin states varied between exporting military equipment and arms, and obtaining military basis. Ethiopia received arms from "Israel" against dislodging Falasha Jews. The tribes of the great lakes area received various kinds of "Israeli" arms.

French intelligence reports said that "Israel" armed the armies of Rwanda and Burundi with old arms free of charge; to gain the friendship of the ruling regime and penetrate in the great lakes region.

This is what "Israel" did - and it is still doing so to titillate the senses of the upper and sources of the Nile states rulers... But what did Arab states do to tickle their senses? And what did they do to put an end to Zionist interference in an area that is considered one of the most dangerous areas in relation to the water security of the Arab nation and the Islamic world in the Nile basin states?