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Sudan abolishes boycott of Israel

by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent

(Worthy News) – Sudan on Tuesday repealed its 1958 law that imposed a boycott of Israel and cut ties between the two countries, Christian Headlines reports. The move follows the Sudan-Israel agreement to normalize diplomatic relations and end the state of belligerence between them. Sudan’s citizens will now be allowed to visit Israel, where around 6,000 Sudanese live.

In a statement about the decision to abolish the boycott, the Sudanese government said: “The council of ministers approved a bill repealing the 1958 boycott of Israel law,” Christian Headlines reports.

The boycott law had been consistent with the general policy of Arab nations toward Israel at the time. Among other punitive measures, it carried jail terms for persons who would trade with Israel, Yahoo News said.

While repealing its boycott of Israel, the Sudanese government has also emphasized its support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “Sudan’s firm position on the establishment of a Palestinian state within the framework of a two-state solution,” the Sudanese government said in its statement.

After the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, Sudan was the third Muslim country to normalize relations with Israel in deals brokered by the US Trump administration in 2020. Once the Sudanese agreed to normalization with Israel, the US removed Sudan from its “state sponsors of terrorism” blacklist.