In return for getting off the terror list. The art of the deal.
“Sudanese Sovereignty Council to normalize ties with Israel: source to i24NEWS,” i24NEWS, October 15, 2020:
Sudan said to face ultimatum from US demanding normalization in exchange for removal from terror support list
The Sudanese Sovereignty Council decided to go ahead with normalizing the country’s ties with Israel, sources close to the Sudanese leadership told i24NEWS.
A source close to the council told the Arabic-language edition of i24NEWS that after a heated discussion late on Wednesday, the council decided to yield to US pressure and forge formal ties with Israel.
According to reports in Sudanese and Arab media outlets, Washington gave Sudan 24 hours to respond to an ultimatum demanding that Sudan recognizes Israel and normalizes its ties with the Jewish state in exchange for being removed from the US blacklist of terrorism supporters….
Earlier, i24NEWS reported that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Sovereignty Council chair Abdel Fattah al-Burhan were supposed to meet in the near future to discuss the prospect.
Ray Jarman says
This is an amazing turn around of a country that has for decades decried the very existence of the State of Israel. I would bet that this will benefit the Sudanese more than the Israelis because of the extensive progress that the Israelis have made with water conservation. Few people realize that Sudan is a major sugar exporter. Since sugar cane requires a lot of water, any and all assistance will be greatly appreciated by the government in Khartoum.
GreekEmpress says
Doesn’t sound like the Sudanese went into this deal willingly. More like dragged kicking and screaming.
IMHO. I’ll take a “wait and see” stance.
b.a. freeman says
well, i must agree that that’s the best attitude to take with the ummah, GE, especially when they’re pious. i’m sure that sudan will take all they can get from israel, and give very little, if anything (other than “formal ties”), in return.
remember hudaybiyyah and the head pirate, muhammed, whose word wasn’t worth *USED* a**wipe when written down. the pious ummah are f***ing liars.
gravenimage says
Sudan: Sovereignty Council to normalize ties with Israel
In return for getting off the terror list…
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That says it all. Still better than nothing.
Sudan also appears to have eased its enforcement of Shari’ah law.
Slavery and other abuse of Black people is still rife there, though:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53147864
Roland says
Taken off the terror list for recognizing Israel? Is that all Sudan had to do? Sudan, like other Muslim states, will continue to manufacture Jihad.
lionking says
Peace is not compatible with terrorism. One of the many lies that Muslim extremists and anti-Semitists have been spreading around the world is that Israel is a terrorist state and that its national religion (Judaism) not only supports pedophiles and violence against women, but also supports terrorism in all its forms. … A quote teaches a great truth:
“When someone accuses you of doing something you are not doing, it is usually because they are doing it.”
Israel is the only Democratic country in the Middle East where Christians, Muslims and Jews can live with the same rights and where
Children, women and the elderly are the priority of the government of Israel as the safety of its citizens. Israel has invested many efforts to make peace in the Middle East possible, today we can shake our hands with the United Arab Emirates and Baghein and begin to enjoy with them the immeasurable benefits that our peaceful friendship will bring us in all aspects. Unfortunately, Israel cannot do the same to those who want to destroy the country with its people. The land that Israel occupies today – despite the exiles – Israel has been occupying it for more than 3 thousands years, the Bible and every archaeological discovery on its soil re-confirms it.
If Sudan recognizes Israel and normalizes its ties with the Jewish state and remove its support to terrorism supporters will be welcome to our circle of friends!
b.a. freeman says
LK, U know very well that *pious* muslims only do peaceful things when they’re to weak to kill all the men and rape all the women and children. accept “friendship” offers at face value, but always, Always, *ALWAYS* suspect that such offers are only cover for duplicity. as one dead president of the u.s. said, “trust … but verify.”
b.a. freeman says
sigh … typo:
“to weak” should be “toO weak.”