Israeli President Herzog Makes Historic First Visit to Zambia
The Spin
Pro-Israel narrative
Israel's renewed engagement with Africa is rooted in partnership, not geopolitics. Across the continent, Israeli expertise in agriculture, water management, technology and health care is transforming livelihoods and driving sustainable growth. By rebuilding historic ties and forging trilateral cooperation with the United States, these alliances counter China’s debt-driven influence. African leaders increasingly view Israel not as an outsider, but as a trusted partner for innovation, resilience, and shared prosperity.
Anti-Israel narrative
Herzog’s visit to Africa is no act of diplomacy — it's an orchestrated campaign of image laundering. While Gaza is reduced to ashes and thousands of Palestinians lie beneath the rubble, Israel's president arrives with smiles and trade promises to sanitize a state accused of genocide. This tour is designed to fracture Africa's historic solidarity with Palestine and isolate South Africa's moral stand at The Hague. Hosting the representative of an apartheid state under the guise of cooperation betrays Africa's conscience.
Government-critical narrative
Herzog's upcoming visit to Zambia lands in a nation already simmering with anger and disillusionment. President Hakainde Hichilema, still reeling from protests that forced him to flee a rally under a hail of stones, now faces outrage for hosting a leader accused of genocide in Gaza. As the streets burn and legitimacy wanes, inviting Herzog signals a government more eager for foreign approval than for its own people's trust — turning Zambia's proud human-rights tradition into a bargaining chip of convenience.
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