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Israel Finds Common Ground with Africans in Fight Against Islamic Extremists


(AP-Washington Post) Israel has identified Christian-led eastern African nations as an important strategic interest and is stepping up ties in a joint effort to control the spread of Islamic extremists, officials said Thursday. Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, hosted the leaders of Uganda and Kenya earlier this week, following a meeting at the UN in September with the president of newly liberated South Sudan. Uganda and Kenya have been battling al-Shabab, a Somalia-based group linked to al-Qaeda.
2011-11-18 00:00:00
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