Israel–Sudan relations

Israel-Sudan relations

Israel
Sudan

Israel and Sudan do not have bilateral relations. Sudan went to war with Israel in 1948 and 1967 though it did not participate in either the Suez Crisis, having only gained its independence earlier that year, or the Yom Kippur War, when Sudanese forces arrived too late to participate. Israel backed Christian militias that fought the Sudanese government in the First and Second Sudanese Civil Wars.

In January 2016, Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour floated normalized ties with Israel provided the U.S. government lifts economic sanctions.[1] Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir followed that up by saying in an interview with Saudi newspaper Al-Okaz, "Even if Israel had conquered Syria, it would not have inflicted the destruction taking place there right now, would not have killed the number of people killed so far and would not have expelled people the way they are being expelled now.”[2] According to Israeli Deputy Minister for Regional Cooperation Ayoob Kara, Sudan and Israel do maintain relations covertly.[3] It was revealed in early September 2016 that Israel had contacted the U.S. government and other Western countries and encouraged them to take steps to improve relations with Sudan in wake of the break in relations between the Arab-African country and Iran in the past year, all but confirming a secret alliance between Sudan and Israel. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sudan said willing to consider normalizing ties with Israel Times of Israel
  2. ↑ "Will Israel revive its relationship with Khartoum?". 17 March 2016.
  3. ↑ i24News (25 January 2016). "01/24: Kara: Israel has ties with Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Oman, UAE, etc..." – via YouTube.
  4. ↑ https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.740676


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