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Why it's important for African countries to rally behind Israel

Ambassador of Israel to Kenya Michael Lotem. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

The visionary of the Jewish state, the spiritual father of the Jewish State, Theodore Zev Herzl, described in 1902 his vision in his book "Altneuland". His famous words "If you will it, it is no dream" later became a slogan and inspiration to the Zionist movement.

Relevant to us here, in Africa, is what he had to say then, in Europe, more than 100 years ago:

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