Under Trump's mediation, Sudan recognises Israel and joins U.S. anti-terrorist coalition

Reporter : Li Lan / Publisher : NTD / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2020/10/23/a102970337.html / Direct translation

On Friday, US President Trump announced at the White House that Sudan and Israel would normalize their bilateral relations. This is the third Arab country after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to agree to establish diplomatic relations with Israel under the mediation of President Trump. At the same time, Sudan also paid US$335 million in compensation for Americans and their families who were victims of the terrorist attack in 1998.

The previous night after the last presidential debate was completed before the election, Trump, who returned to the White House on 23 October, announced that Sudan and Israel has resumed normal relations.

US President Trump said, "In order to normalize their relationship, this is the third country we are doing. There will be more."

The Prime Minister of the Sudanese Transitional Government, Abdalla Hamdok, and the Chairman of the Transitional Committee, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, had telephone talks with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Trump.

Netanyahu once again thanked Trump and his cabinet for their historic achievements. At the same time, he said that only by maintaining strong pressure on Iran can peace be achieved.

Trump also used this opportunity again to hand out an olive branch to Iran. As long as Iran gives up nuclear weapons, he is willing to help Iran get back on track.

Due to Iran's development of nuclear weapons and support for the dictatorship and terrorist organizations, Trump not only withdrew from the fictitious "Iran Nuclear Agreement" after taking office, but also resumed sanctions against the Iranian dictatorship and maintained a policy of maximum pressure. Resolving the estrangement between the Arab world and Israel and facilitating more Arab countries to establish diplomatic relations with Israel will undoubtedly constitute more geopolitical pressure for Iran.

On the same day, the White House issued a statement announcing that Sudan had paid US$335 million in compensation on 22 October to those Americans and their families who were victims of terrorist attacks. President Trump therefore notified Congress that Sudan will be officially removed from the list of terrorist sponsors. Sudan was previously believed to have supported al-Qaeda for a long time. In 1998, al-Qaida produced bombings at the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, resulting in 224 deaths and at least 4,500 injuries. At that time, Al-Qaida leader Bin Laden was hiding in Sudan.

Former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Gingrich tweeted that President Trump asked Sudan to abandon terrorism and recognize Israel. This is an amazing achievement. Isn’t the Nobel Peace Prize still considered? American current political commentator Cao Changqing said, "Trump promotes peace in the Middle East, so that the United States can withdraw and deal with the CCP. What a smart grand strategy!"