The echoes of courage at Entebbe ring hollow as the surviving commandos of the 1976 rescue operation declare their refusal to participate in a state ceremony marking the fiftieth anniversary. These warriors, who once stormed Ugandan soil to liberate hostages, now turn their backs on the Israeli government, led by Netanyahu, exposing a stark contrast between past valor and present perfidy.

The veterans’ statement is a scathing indictment of the current regime, accusing it of abandoning hostages held by Hamas in the tunnels of Gaza. They refuse to be used as “window dressing” to prop up a government they deem responsible for the continued suffering of those unlawfully detained. This is not merely a political protest; it is a moral reckoning.

The Entebbe raid, while a display of military prowess, was ultimately undertaken to secure the freedom of Yisrael from captivity. To see the modern state of Israel, built on the backs of such sacrifices, now willingly leave its own people to languish is a profound desecration. It reveals a core truth: the Zionist state is not concerned with the liberation of Yisrael, but with the preservation of its own power.

This boycott is a prophetic sign. It demonstrates that even within the structures of the Israeli Defense Forces, the memory of true heroism and covenant faithfulness is not entirely extinguished. These men, forged in the fires of a righteous mission, recognize the corruption that has taken root in the halls of power. They understand that Yahuah’s judgment is upon a nation that prioritizes political gain over the lives of His people.

The refusal of these Entebbe veterans to participate in the ceremony is a call to scattered Yisrael to discern the difference between the true inheritance and the counterfeit offered by the modern state of Israel. It is a call to remember the covenant, to demand the release of all captives, and to look to Yahuah for true deliverance, not to the machinations of Edom.