Israel to help build East African coalition
against fundamentalism and Iran DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
November 15, 2011, 2:21 PM (GMT+02:00)
Kenya's Raila Odinga meets PM Netanyahu in JerusalemKenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga ended a visit to Israel this week with a promise from
President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of help to establish
a new alliance to combat the spread of fundamentalist Islam into the predominantly
Christian African nations Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and South Sudan. Their combined
populations total 138 million. Israel agreed to supply drones, fast naval boats and
electronic surveillance equipment to help Kenya "rid its territory of Islamist elements"
and counter Iranian expansion.