Peloni: This coming in the wake of the Israeli-Somaliland alliance provides an important context for Kainerugaba’s pronouncement of support for Israel. The world is being reordered, and Israel has played a pivotal role in this reordering, and this is having an important response which has not yet been fully unveiled.
Maj. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, head of the Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) and son of Uganda’s current president. Screengrab via Youtube
Fifty years ago, Israeli commandos stormed the terminal at Entebbe Airport under the cover of darkness. They engaged in a deadly firefight with Ugandan troops and Palestinian hijackers to rescue over 100 Jewish and Israeli hostages. The daring 1976 raid astonished the world and reshaped modern counterterrorism, but it cost the life of the assault unit’s commander, Lieutenant Colonel Yonatan “Yoni” Netanyahu.
Fast forward to March 2026, and the geopolitical script between Jerusalem and Kampala has flipped entirely. The very soil where Ugandan and Israeli forces once exchanged fire is now the foundation of an emerging alliance aimed squarely at countering the Islamic Republic of Iran.
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the chief of Uganda’s armed forces and the son of President Yoweri Museveni, recently shocked the international community with a blunt declaration.
As regional tensions with Iran boiled over into direct military confrontations, Kainerugaba took to social media to draw a definitive line in the sand. He stated that while the world wanted the war in the Middle East to end, any talk of destroying or defeating Israel would bring Uganda into the war on the side of Israel. To physically cement this dramatic pivot, he previously announced that Uganda would erect a statue of Yoni Netanyahu at the exact spot where he fell at Entebbe Airport, framing the monument as a profound gesture designed to strengthen blood relations with Israel.
“how often has uganda voted against israel since oct. 7, 2023 +5 Since October 7, 2023, Uganda has voted in favor of four major UN General Assembly resolutions that were opposed by Israel. In all four cases, Uganda’s affirmative vote stood in direct opposition to Israel’s official stance:October 27, 2023: Voted Yes on the resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian truce in Gaza.December 12, 2023: Voted Yes on the resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.September 18, 2024: Voted Yes on the resolution demanding that Israel end its occupation of Palestinian territories within 12 months.December 12, 2024: Voted Yes on the resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.Note on the International Court of Justice (ICJ):In early 2024, when the ICJ was ruling on emergency measures against Israel regarding the war in Gaza, the Ugandan judge on the panel (Julia Sebutinde) was the only judge to vote against all provisional measures. However, the Ugandan government formally distanced itself from her stance, publicly stating that her vote did not represent the country’s position and citing its pro-Palestinian voting record at the UN.For comprehensive breakdowns of these tallies and resolutions, you can explore the UN Watch Database or view the Al Jazeera Voting Breakdown.”
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