Entebbe

Artist Itay Zalait, who created the memorial to Yoni Netanyahu in Entebbe, discusses the project's origins, messages from the Netanyahu family, and the controversy over credit.

Artist Itay Zalait, known for his protest sculptures against Benjamin Netanyahu, discussed the creation of the Yoni Netanyahu monument in Uganda. He emphasized that commemorating an Israeli hero does not conflict with his critical artistic work.

The Ugandan army commander unveiled a monument honoring Yoni Netanyahu at the old Entebbe airport terminal. The statue stands at the site where the commander of the 1976 hostage rescue operation was killed, marking a gesture of strengthened ties with Israel.