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But when there’s a real genocide, they’re silent

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Across the country, angry protesters have been blocking highways, heckling political leaders and setting up tent encampments on college campuses, all to protest a non-existent genocide. But when a real genocide is unfolding, nobody’s interested. New...
Israeli judoka Tohar Butbul. Source: Israel Olympic Committee/Facebook.

Second judoka refuses to compete against Israeli opponent in Tokyo Olympics

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A second judoka dropped out of the Olympic Games in Tokyo in order to avoid facing an opponent from Israel. Sudan’s Mohamed Abdalrasool weighed in earlier for his match against Israeli judoka Tohar Butbul in...
The actors, writers and directors involved in the Israeli short film "White Eye," which has been nominated for an Oscar in the Best Live Action Short category for the 93rd Academy Awards, 2021. Source: Screenshot.

Israeli short film ‘White Eye’ in the running for an Oscar

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When Tomer Shushan had his bicycle stolen, the Israeli-born son of Moroccan Israeli immigrants went through a range of complicated emotions. Once he started the process of getting the bike back, he began to...
A view of Khartoum, Sudan. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Sudan repeals 1958 boycott law against Israel

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Sudan’s cabinet decided on Tuesday to repeal a law dating back to 1958 that barred diplomatic or business relations with Israel, it said in a statement, according to Reuters. The decision still needs to be confirmed...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Dec. 25, 2017. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Report: Iran behind plot to attack UAE embassies in Africa

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Iran was behind a recently foiled plot to attack embassies of the United Arab Emirates in Ethiopia and Sudan, The New York Times reported on Monday. The paper quoted Israeli and Western intelligence sources who said the plot...
Israeli Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen at a ceremony in Jerusalem on May 18, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israeli minister pays first official visit to Sudan since normalization

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In a historic first, an Israeli Cabinet minister led an official delegation to Sudan on Monday. Israeli Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen met with Sudanese leaders, including Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the acting head of state, to...
A view of Khartoum, Sudan. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

At ceremony in Khartoum, Sudan officially signs on to Abraham Accords

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Sudan officially joined the Abraham Accords on Wednesday, paving the way for Khartoum’s normalization of ties with Israel. It became the third of four countries to agree to normalize ties with the Jewish state, following...
U.S. Congress. Credit: Pixabay.

Spending bill adds protection for terrorism victims, Sudan immunity from some lawsuits

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Legislation protecting victims of terrorism and restoring Sudan’s immunity from terror-related lawsuits has been included in the must-pass omnibus government spending bill, which also includes coronavirus relief. The Sudan Claims Resolution Act (SCRA) follows the Trump...
U.S. President Donald Trump in a call with Sudanese chairman of the Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss Sudan’s progress towards the recognition of Israel and advancing peace, Oct. 23, 2020. Photo by Tia Dufour/White House.

US: Sudan no longer on list of terror sponsors

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The U.S. embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, announced on Monday that the Trump administration has removed the country from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism. “The congressional notification period of 45 days has lapsed,...
Photo credit: Matty Stern/U.S. Embassy Jerusalem

Watershed Moment for the Middle East

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Israel’s new agreements with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan, new agreements for airline overflights of countries with which Israel has no new peace or economic pacts, a new aviation agreement with Jordan...