Goodbye Iran, hello Israel? Sudan changes its approach

Surprisingly, the issue of normalizing relations with Israel came up a number of times over the three months.

 

“There is no justification for Sudan having hostile relations with Israel, because it will pay a political and economical price for it,” said the head of the Sudanese Independent Party, who viewed the lifting of US sanctions against Sudan as the opening point for normalizing ties with Jerusalem. The sanctions were put in place around two decades ago as a response to Sudan’s support for terrorism.

 

The statements of the Sudanese Independent Party chairman were surprising, but not as surprising as those of Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour.

 

“The matter of normalized relations with Israel is something that can be looked into,” Ghandour said during a convention in the capital Khartoum, in response to an argument heard at the event that Sudan’s belligerent stance towards Israel is an embarrassment to Washington.

 

According to this argument, improved ties with Israel would open the door to creating better ties with the US government. Ghandour’s announcement stirred up controversy in Arabic media, leading him to clarify that Sudan is not linking its relations with any specific country to those with another state.

 

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