SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Bloomberg - Sudanese Leader Backs Recognizing Israel in Historic Shift
Bloomberg’s report on Sudanese military leader Abdelfattah al-Burhan’s meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the agreement to work toward normalising relations, provides background information on Sudan-Israel relations
Recognising Israel, a key US ally, could help Sudan’s campaign to persuade Washington to remove it from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. The initiative may also be a boost for Netanyahu’s re-election bid, allowing him to tout a diplomatic victory ahead of the March 2 vote.
In Sudan, the was move met with condemnation across the political spectrum – from Communists to Islamists.