AFP reported (8/31) that Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, at a special African Union summit today, accused Israel of being "behind all of Africa's conflicts."
"He demanded the closure of all Israeli embassies across Africa, describing Israel as a 'gang' and saying it uses 'the protection of minorities as an excuse to launch conflicts.'
"Kadhafi claimed that a Darful rebel group had opened an office in Tel Aviv while its leader lives under French protection, a reference to Sudan Liberation Army chief Abdelwahid Mohammed Nur who lives in exile in Paris.
"'As African brothers we must find solutions to stop the superpowers who are pillaging our continent,' he said."
Among those present were Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir, who is facing an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for alleged war crimes in Darfur, and Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe.
