Israel’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman, has revealed the plans of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu to protect Christians in Nigeria amid claims of religious genocide.
Netanyahu spoke about the intervention during a meeting with evangelical community leaders in Florida last week.
He named Nigeria among countries where Christians are “persecuted” and touted Israel as the only nation in the word capable of protecting Christians.
Netanyahu’s announcement elicited reactions from Nigerians, many of whom were still grappling with the shock of the surprise air strikes in the country by the United States on Christmas Day.
Speaking during an interview on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise Television on Monday, Freeman said Netanyahu’s plan is to use intelligence sharing to help protect Christians in Nigeria.
“We will be led by the Nigerian government as to where we can work and partner to help tackle insecurity as a whole within the country.
“Any communication behind the scenes will obviously remain behind the scenes, but as I said, Prime Minister Netanyahu has made his position clear, and so we will do anything we can do in those areas.
“And obviously when you’re dealing with issues of intelligence and information, it’s not something that we’re going to talk about publicly, because that would undermine the entire purpose of having a conversation about intelligence.
“What Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke about was Christians across the world. He didn’t only speak about Christians in Nigeria. He spoke about Christians across the world.
“And he highlighted the fact that Israel is the only country in the Middle East where the Christian population is growing. And I think that was the point that Prime Minister Netanyahu was making,” he said.
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