On the 8th of July 1976, the decision was made by Israel that the only solution to the hostage situation of their citizens at Entebbe, was to raid the airport as a rescue mission. The Entebbe raid was justified as the hostage’s lives were in extreme danger and with the terrorist’s ultimatum drawing nearer, there seemed to be little other option. There were those, however, that tend to disagree and believe that there could have been another solution. The United Nations saw the raid as the disregard of the sovereignty of a state while the Ugandans saw the raid as an unnecessary act of aggression.
In an extract from the United Nations debate on the Entebbe Raid it was argued that Israel’s actions had involved a breach of the territorial integrity …show more content…
The Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, stated after the attack that Israel would continue to do whatever they could to fight terrorism and that they saw governments who gave refuge and assistance to these terrorists as responsible for its existence (Source B). This shows that the raid was justified because the Israeli’s believed that if they wanted terrorism to come to an end, they would have to respond to acts of terror with force. Another source which supports this statement is Source F. This source states that it was believed that if the hijackers’ demands for the release of forty terrorists were met, it would embolden terrorists and cause an increase in their activities. Sources B and F therefore agree that the Entebbe raid was justified as it was aimed to prevent the further spread of terrorism at a time when no specific way to deal with these acts had been agreed upon (Source …show more content…
This suggests that the raid was unjustified as a more peaceful solution could have been reached. The main criticism of the raid from the United Nations was that it involved an action which affected the sovereignty of a state (Source K). The United Nations Secretary General, Kurt Waldheim, felt that “it was his obligation to uphold the principle of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of every state” (Source K). The United Nations believed that Israel should have consulted with them first and not invaded Entebbe as they felt that the hostage situation could have been solved through a process of negotiation and the raid was therefore
In an extract from the United Nations debate on the Entebbe Raid it was argued that Israel’s actions had involved a breach of the territorial integrity …show more content…
The Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, stated after the attack that Israel would continue to do whatever they could to fight terrorism and that they saw governments who gave refuge and assistance to these terrorists as responsible for its existence (Source B). This shows that the raid was justified because the Israeli’s believed that if they wanted terrorism to come to an end, they would have to respond to acts of terror with force. Another source which supports this statement is Source F. This source states that it was believed that if the hijackers’ demands for the release of forty terrorists were met, it would embolden terrorists and cause an increase in their activities. Sources B and F therefore agree that the Entebbe raid was justified as it was aimed to prevent the further spread of terrorism at a time when no specific way to deal with these acts had been agreed upon (Source …show more content…
This suggests that the raid was unjustified as a more peaceful solution could have been reached. The main criticism of the raid from the United Nations was that it involved an action which affected the sovereignty of a state (Source K). The United Nations Secretary General, Kurt Waldheim, felt that “it was his obligation to uphold the principle of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of every state” (Source K). The United Nations believed that Israel should have consulted with them first and not invaded Entebbe as they felt that the hostage situation could have been solved through a process of negotiation and the raid was therefore