SUDAN NEWS ALERT: AP - Meeting between Sudan leader, Netanyahu debated in Sudan

4/2/2020: AP - Meeting between Sudan leader, Netanyahu debated in Sudan, by Samy Magdy

AP report that the meeting in Uganda between the head of the Sudanese sovereign council, Abdelfattah al-Burhan, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “stirred controversy” in Sudan.

Magdy states that while some Sudanese social medias denounced al-Burhan’s alleged attempts to “get on the [US President Donald] Trump administration’s good side through Israel,” others argued it was good for Sudan’s future.

The Forces of Freedom and Change released a statement saying it was not consulted ahead of the meeting, but a change in Sudan’s position on Israel is the Sudanese people’s decision. The FFC added that it stands by Palestinian rights to an independent state.

Sadiq al-Mahdi, leader of the National Umma Party, said the meeting “crossed a red line,” and that Netanyahu’s “racist” policies contradict “just and comprehensive” regional peace.

The Sudanese Communist Party also denounced the meeting, as “treason” against the Palestinians.