Despite the historically deep relations between Palestine and the African continent, the Israeli expansion is expanding there, which necessitates shedding light on the reasons and tools that Israel uses to penetrate the brown continent.
During the sixties and seventies of the last century, the central issue was a central issue that received unanimity from the African countries, and this support was translated into strengthening the Arab political bloc supporting the Palestinian cause in the United Nations and other international institutions.
In recent years, however, this support began to decline due to the Israeli infiltration in these countries through economic, security and development approaches at the expense of the Arab vacuum on the continent.
The Palestinian President's Special Envoy to Malawi, Hanan Jarrar, during her meeting with parliamentarians in the country (communication sites)
Attempts to break the isolation
On October 23, 2017, Israel was forced to postpone the first summit that it was scheduled to gather with African countries, which Israeli leaders considered a temporary setback as a result of intense behind-the-scenes pressure from many African and Arab countries, including South Africa, Algeria and Morocco.
Postponing or canceling the conference was not the beginning or end of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to flirt with African countries. In January 2019, Tel Aviv announced that it had established diplomatic relations with Chad and Mali, which have Muslim majorities, while this campaign was followed by several other African countries.
According to researcher Matsidisu Mutswing, the escalation of Israeli influence in the continent aims at first to break its political isolation, especially in the Middle East, in addition to Tel Aviv's desire to exploit Africa's wealth.
In her interview with Al-Jazeera Net, the researcher at the Middle East African Studies Center indicated that Israel is exploiting its technological progress to provide security and development services to African countries in exchange for diplomatic relations and support at the United Nations.
She indicated that this Israeli approach to rapprochement works well, especially since a number of African leaders are seeking rapprochement with Israel as a gateway to closer relations with the United States.
European criticisms
According to a research report, Israeli political analyst Pinhas Al-Anbari stated that the Israeli penetration in Africa "began after Israel failed to persuade European countries to support its policies towards the Palestinians," noting that "when Europe publicly expressed its support for the establishment of a Palestinian state, Israel made a strategic decision to focus On Africa. "
But researcher Ramzi Baroud believes that Europe's continued support for a Palestinian state and criticism of the illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied lands are the only reason behind Israel's decision to shift its focus towards Africa.
In his speech to Al-Jazeera Net, Ramzi pointed out that shortly after the establishment of Israel on the ruins of historic Palestine, diplomatic relations between Israel and the newly established African countries became necessary for Tel Aviv to get rid of its geopolitical isolation in the Middle East, in addition to the strategic importance of the Bab al-Mandab strait that separates Africa from the semi The Arabian Peninsula, which provides Israel with an outlet through the Red Sea.
Baroud explained that in recent years, Israel has found new opportunities in Africa, as the continent is now an open ground for renewing global interest, indicating that Israel as a regional power is constantly competing for a greater global role that exceeds its actual size and influence.
Cautious concern and anticipation
For its part, the Global Campaign to Boycott Israel in South Africa (BDS) coalition confirmed that it is extremely concerned about "Israeli infiltration in Africa" which is being facilitated by "pressure and blackmail" by the US President Donald Trump's regime. Outgoing.
Member of the coalition, Roshan Dadu, explained that non-democratic, military and authoritarian regimes on the continent and anywhere else seek to benefit not only from Israeli development assistance, but also the military and cyber security technologies that they use against their own people and to fuel regional conflicts.
In her interview with Al-Jazeera Net, Dado indicated that the so-called "deal of the century" - launched by Trump - and the normalization of relations between the UAE and Israel led to further strengthening of Israel's ability to influence the leaders of the continent.
She explained how the United States blackmailed the transitional authorities in Sudan to normalize normalization with Israel in exchange for removing it from the American list of terrorism through the Emirati facilities.
Dadoo called on the Biden administration not only to cancel Trump's "deal", but to uphold human rights and international law with regard to Palestine.