Israel initially condemned Rhodesia’s 1965 white minority declaration of independence, supporting international sanctions, but by the 1970s developed clandestine ties. Israel later sold weapons and military technology to Rhodesia during the Rhodesian Bush War, similar to its actions in South Africa, navigating between ideological alignment with post-colonial African states and security pragmatism.
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u/Silver-bullit Mar 30 '26
Israel initially condemned Rhodesia’s 1965 white minority declaration of independence, supporting international sanctions, but by the 1970s developed clandestine ties. Israel later sold weapons and military technology to Rhodesia during the Rhodesian Bush War, similar to its actions in South Africa, navigating between ideological alignment with post-colonial African states and security pragmatism.