Israeli-Sudan detente in the works

[drdon326]

http://www.maarivintl.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=article&articleID=1683

An Israeli delegation visited Sudan this week in order to facilitate the immigration of 18,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel, according to a report by Kuwaiti newspaper A-Siasa.

European diplomatic sources in Geneva told the newspaper that the delegation, comprised of Foreign Ministry and IDF representatives, was allowed to visit following US intervention.

The sources added that the warming up in Israel-Sudan relations follows two recent developments, one being the peace agreement recently finalized in Sudan, which ended the civil war between the North and the South.

Another reason cited was the recent thaw between Israel and Libya over the past 6 months. The sources explained that these relations are part of Israel’s attempt to end hostility with Arab states.

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Egypt ,jordan,turkey....now sudan and libya....all can deal with israel. Even Pakistan is talking to israel.

gee, i wonder what thugocracy is missing.

[Scurrilous]

1. When's the last time...

...Israel built a wall on Sudanese land? Or occupied a Sudanese villiage? Or shot Sudanese civilians? Or bulldozed some Sudanese homes? Things like that tend to complicate negotiations.

[Muddleoftheroad]

2. Interesting

Israel seemed to able to work out a peace treaty with both Jordan and Egypt. Perhaps the Palestinians aren't willing to settle for peace.