Posted on 12/07/20
| News Source: i24
Israeli officials are concerned that the normalization process will come to a halt if the deal falls through
Israel has been reaching out to US senators to pass legislation granting Sudan immunity from future terror-related lawsuits, The Jerusalem Post reported on Monday citing a Congressional source.
According to reports, Khartoum agreed to sign a normalization deal with Jerusalem in exchange for being taken off Washington’s list of state sponsors of terrorism, a move which has already begun.
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Israeli officials are concerned that the normalization process will be put on hold if the deal falls through, Axios reported, adding that it could negatively impact future normalization deals with other Arab states.
According to Axios, two weeks ago when an Israeli delegation visited Khartoum along with adviser to the US ambassador to Israel Aryeh Lightstone, the chairman of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan reportedly asked Israelis to assist with the immunity bill in Washington.
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