Sudan and Oman Could Be Next to Normalize With Israel

The US is demanding Sudan normalizes with Israel to be removed from the state sponsor of terror list

According to reports in Israeli media, Sudan and Oman could announce normalization deals with Israel as soon as next week. The Israeli newspaper Maariv reported Friday that Oman and Sudan are currently involved in US-brokered talks with Israel.

Israel’s i24News reported on Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to meet with Sudan’s Sovereignty Council Chairman Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Uganda in the coming days.

Sources also told i24News that a Sudanese-Israeli Friendship Association will be inaugurated in Khartoum on Saturday. This inauguration is expected to start a normalization process between the two countries.

Sudan was designated a state sponsor of terror by the US in 1993. Khartoum has been negotiating with the US to be removed from that list for over a year. Sources told Reuters that the US is now demanding Sudan normalizes with Israel to be taken off the list.

Since Israel normalized relations with the UAE and Bahrain, US officials said more countries are expected to follow. On Wednesday, US Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft said another Arab state would be announcing a normalization deal with Israel “very soon.”

Author: Dave DeCamp

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