History of the Jews in Uganda in what is today Kenya and Uganda. The offer was a response to pogroms against the Jews in Russia, and it was hoped the area could be a refuge from persecution for the Jewish people. In 1972 relations with Israel soured. Although Israel had previously supplied Uganda with arms, in 1972 Idi Amin, enraged over Israel's refusal to supply Uganda with jets for a war with neighboring Tanzania, expelled Israeli military advisers and turned to Libya and the Soviet Union for support. Amin became an outspoken critic of Israel. In the documentary film "", he discussed his plans for war
The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches (film) March for "The Martlet", John Ledingham declared it "not a film for the faint of heart" but in which some viewers may find "something sublime in a suffering timeless and universal". For" On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 83% based on six reviews. At TIFF, the film received an honorable mention for the Award for Best Canadian Film. At the 6th Canadian Screen Awards, it received seven nominations, among the five films to receive the most nominations with eight or seven each. While diversity was a theme of the ceremony, it was noted as among the