[wvns] The African Lakes Plateau - Israeli water playground

The African Lakes Plateau is an Israeli water playground
Ahmad Tuhami Abd Al-Hay from Sudanese Media Centre

Translated by: Adib S. Kawar, revised by Mary Rizzo, Peacepalestine
http://www.uruknet.info/?p=m38645&hd=&size=1&l=e

Some Egyptian parliamentarians and commentators have recently raised
the issue of the crisis between Egypt and the Nile basin States, some
of whom such as Kenya and Uganda, signatories of the Nile source
agreement, expressed their intention to withdraw from 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
grew to a considerable extent with the Zionist entity since the mid
nineties. 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 extensive
"Israeli" 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 requirements from
Lake Victoria. To reach this goal "Israeli" policy aims at increasing
tension between Arab and African States, which shall distract Egypt's
attention away from the Palestinian cause. "Israel" also aims at
obtaining facilities for establishing military bases in the Nile basin
States and the use of their air and maritime bases, as it got
facilities in Ethiopia during its 1967 aggression, and the intend upon
using these States as bases for espionage against Arab States and also
as markets for its military industrial products, 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 to the British government
Herzl in 1903, and these "Israeli" intensive trials were repeated
since the 1970s. 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 overcome 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 States
that are Nile sources to build dams on the tributaries of the Nile in
order to plan new agricultural systems, which will decrease the water
supplies flowing towards Egypt. As the diplomatic crisis between
"Israel" and Egypt intensified in the middle of the nineties, an
"Israeli" Foreign Ministry Department of Planning report suggested
punishing Egypt in various forms if it continues to adopt a negative
stance towards "Israel". Among this punishment would be putting the
Nile waters on the multilateral discussion agenda; "Israel" had
previously agreed on accepting Egypt's demand not to consider the Nile
waters as not being a part of the regional water resources, which are
discussed in multilateral negotiations.

The nineties saw dangerous trials to change the international legal
basis for the distribution of the river's waters, completely new
concepts were introduced, such as pricing of water and establishing a
bank and stock market 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 support 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 the interests of Arab parties.

This support fits the requirements of Turkey, Ethiopia and "Israel"
against the historically obtained rights of Arab States in the Nile
basins, as well as that of the 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 the major cards for the water
problem issues 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 circumvent Sudan and
Iranian influence.

It is noted that the American policy gives utmost priority to the Nile
source 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 played 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 in their overuse of water
sources; to be followed by "Israeli" economic and diplomatic support
to these States.

"Israel" works on creating 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 than 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 that Kenyans threatened to withdraw from.

3 - Water and agricultural cooperation

"Israel" succeeded with American help in insuring 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 borderline between Rwanda and Burundi
to the northeast.

Uganda and "Israel" signed an agreement in March 2000 during the visit
of the "Israeli" Ministry of Agriculture delegation led by the
irrigation manager in the ministry, Moshe Don Gholin, working 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 would 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 Ugandan hectares could be irrigated annually by the use
of two and a half billion cubic meters, 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 it is pretending to be establishing projects on, developing and
building dams.

4 - 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 increased more than 30 times
during the nineties, from 0.4 to 13.9 million dollars per year, while
its exports to Ethiopia had increased 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 Kenya, 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
Muslims, and open channels to get in contact with their leaders.

5 - Utilizing racial conflicts

Utilizing racial conflicts through establishing a strong network 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 enhance controversies between the
Tutsi and Hutu, and supplies arms to both sides; it is well known that
the Zionist entity is active 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 those of Uganda, and the Amharina in
Ethiopia, and worked on establishing new relations with "Camba" and
the "Killowi" in the framework 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 Tutsi) East Zaire,
Rwanda that is trying to fully control the region through
American/"Israeli" support, meaning the establishment of the great
Tutsi State, and the reshuffling of the regional and international
status in central Africa.

Support to Kabilla's forces - which forms the Tutsi backbone - to get
hold of power in Zaire, from Eritrea and Ethiopia in the Horn of
Africa 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
Mobuto's defeat.

6 - Interference through Human Relief

The Zionist entity took advantage of civil wars -especially in Somalia
- and moved under a humanitarian 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 Somalia 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 aid that were made through its participation in the second
conference for coordinating human assistance for Somalia 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 intelligence services from 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 such as Mangesto allied with the
Soviet Union, resorted to "Israel" for military aid.

"Israeli" military exports to the region play 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, 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 great number of African
States in the field of armament. Such States included 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 bases.
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 curry the
favor 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?

Translated from Arabic by Adib S Kawar, revised by Mary Rizzo, members
of Tlaxcala, network of translators for linguistic diversity.

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