NFF CONDEMNS REOPENING OF ISRAELI EMBASSY IN LUSAKA
…..describing it as a betrayal of Zambia’s liberation legacy and solidarity with 0ppressed peoples.
Lusaka, 21 August 2025 (SMART EAGLES)
The National Freedom Front (NFF) has strongly condemned the UPND government’s decision to re-establish an Israeli Embassy in Lusaka, describing it as a betrayal of Zambia’s liberation legacy and solidarity with 0ppr£ssed peoples.
In a statement issued to Smart Eagles, NFF Secretary General Harry Simuntala said reopening the Israeli mission was “a sovereign in$ult and a direct as$ault on Zambia’s liberation identity,” accusing the government of abandoning the nation’s historic stance against ap@rtheid, col0nial domination, and injustice.
“This is not diplomacy; it is a profound betrayal of the very values that founded our nation: solidarity with the oppr£ssed, moral clarity in foreign policy, and unyielding resistance to apartheid and colonial domination,” Mr. Simuntala said.
He argued that Zambia must not “aid and abet war crïmes” by normalizing relations with Israel at a time when the regime is accused of atrocities in Gaza, including the b0mbing of hospitals, refugee camps, and the blockade of humanitarian aid.
“Zambia’s silence at the United Nations — our abstentions on ceasefire resolutions — was cowardly complicity. But welcoming an embassy while the bl00d of childr£n still runs in the streets of Gaza? That is no longer neutrality. It is an active endorsement of gen0cide,” Mr Simuntala charged.
The NFF Secretary General cited reports by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and repeated UN resolutions that have characterized Israel’s policies towards Palestinians as aparth£id and vi0lations of international law.
Mr Simuntala further accused Zambia of betraying its closest liberation ally, South Africa, which is currently pursuing a gen0cide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice.
“While South Africa stands up for justice, Zambia is breaking ranks to side with the accused. One nation leads with courage; the other sells its dignity to appease imperial interests in pursuit of imaginary economic favours. What does that make us?” he asked.
He added that the move dishonours Zambia’s liberation history, arguing that founding President Kenneth Kaunda and other freedom fighters would be “weeping in their graves” at the government’s decision.
The NFF announced that it will be staging a peaceful protest in solidarity with Palestine and said the police would be formally notified on Friday.
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Zambia is a sovereign nation. We have diplomatic relations with North Korea, Russia, and other Arab nations. So, what is wrong with having a diplomatic relationship with Israel? Remember, we call ourselves a Christian nation, not an Islamic nation, so our relationship with Israel is divine.
You say that it is a betrayal of Zambia’s liberation legacy and solidarity with oppressed peoples? Despite Zambia’s support for the liberation movements, we have not seen any economic or diplomatic benefit from these countries as evidenced by their current attitudes towards Zambia.
Let us focus on issues that will develop our country and avoid involving ourselves in issues that require God’s intervention.
Hey we are in the AI era.
It’s an absolute disgrace to open this embassy for a terrorist nation that slaughters and starves Palestinian children, takes the land of their parents and leaves them with absolutely nothing. If that is Christianity, God help us.
Mr.Simuntala.Arab-Isreaili relationships are extremely complex.You might find yourself protesting an issue you know very little about.Contemplate these virtual facts
1.Vladmir Putin relocates hundreds of Ukrainian children to Russia and ICC accuses him of crimes against humanity
2.Benjamin Netanyau booms 35 thousand Palestinian women and children and the same ICC cautions Israel not to let its actions in Gaza to constitute genocide
Now,ask yourself why it had to take South Africa to take Israel to ICC for acts of genocide and not any of the rich and powerful Arab countries,most of whom have normalised relationships with Israel
Finish yourself off by researching what both the bible and the Quran say about Palestine.when you are done with just these questions, then you will begin to understand why humble and Zambia should just engage in economic diplomacy with both warriors.The British who were the last colonizers left in haste without leaving any solutions
Don’t be misled by Fred Membe who wears that stupid scarf