He was told that he would be killed “if he continues to open church files with the Empowerment Removal Committee and the Ministry of Religious Affairs.” This would presumably uncover evidence of the persecution of Christians in Sudan during the rule of Omar Al Bashir. Some apparently want to keep this quiet, and are doing […]
Sudan: Muslims set fire to another church building, the ninth in two years
Good thing the West’s intelligence agencies are mobilizing against the threat of “right-wing extremism.” I mean, it isn’t as if there were any other kind of terrorism, right? “Another Church Building Set Ablaze in Sudan,” Morning Star News, February 17, 2021: JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – The ninth church building in two years […]
Sudan: Muslims burn temporary worship structure for fifth time, threaten to kill Christians if they put up another
“The subject peoples … are forbidden to build new churches.” (Reliance of the Traveller, o11.5). “Worship Structures in Sudan Burned, Christians Threatened,” Morning Star News, December 22, 2020: NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists in Sudan who have burned down a church’s worship structure five times threatened to kill congregation members if they […]
Mahmoud Abbas Has Learned His Lesson, Tones Down Criticism of Sudan
When the United Arab Emirates and then Bahrain announced their normalization agreements with Israel, the PA was quick to denounce both as “betraying Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the Palestinian issue.” The two countries were further accused of “stabbing the Palestinians in the back.” This did not have the desired effect. Both the UAE and Bahrain […]
The Trump Effect: Sudan Joins UAE and Bahrain in Normalizing Relations with Israel
And why the political elites hate America’s president so much. My latest in FrontPage: “This is one of the great days in the history of Sudan,” President Trump declared Friday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu added: “Today, Khartoum is saying yes to peace with Israel, yes to recognition of Israel and yes to normalization with […]
Iran Denounces Sudan’s Normalization Agreement As Paying ‘Ransom’
Tehran appears to be almost as unhinged as the Palestinians in its reaction to the normalization agreements that three Arab states – the UAE, Bahrain, and Sudan (once its government approves the deal) – have now made with Israel. Iran’s charge of “ransom” is reported on here: “Iran slams Sudan’s Israel deal, says it paid […]
The Trump Administration’s Geopolitical Hat Trick
Sudan has become the third Arab country to agree to normalize relations with Israel. The Palestinians are most unhappy: “Palestinians condemn ‘shameful’ Israel-Sudan accord,” by Khaled Abu Toameh and Celia Jean, Jerusalem Post, October 24, 2020: The Palestinian Authority said on Friday that it “condemns and rejects” the normalization of relations between Arab countries and Israel. […]
Trump announces that Sudan and Israel have agreed to normalization of relations
#BREAKING: President @realDonaldTrump has announced that Sudan and Israel have agreed to the normalization of relations— another major step toward building peace in the Middle East with another nation joining the Abraham Accords 🇸🇩 🇮🇱 🇺🇸 — Judd Deere 45 Archived (@JuddPDeere45) October 23, 2020 As Hugh Fitzgerald discussed here yesterday, Sudan has become the […]
Sudan Will Be Next to Normalize Relations with Israel
Sudan will soon be taken off the American list of state sponsors of terrorism. It has first to agree to pay $335 million dollars to the families of victims of Sudan-sponsored terrorism. And the next step, which is not being made explicit but that everyone understands is coming, will be for Sudan to establish diplomatic […]
Sudan: Sovereignty Council to normalize ties with Israel
In return for getting off the terror list. The art of the deal. “Sudanese Sovereignty Council to normalize ties with Israel: source to i24NEWS,” i24NEWS, October 15, 2020: Sudan said to face ultimatum from US demanding normalization in exchange for removal from terror support list The Sudanese Sovereignty Council decided to go ahead with normalizing […]