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Middle East Correspondent @thetimes . Any views expressed my own.

Oct 1, 2020, 5 tweets

The gist here: a highly repressive and murderous regime that once sheltered Bin Ladin is overthrown in a democratic uprising.

US: great but you're still sanctioned till you give the president a foreign policy victory.

*a highly repressive regime overthrown by protesters who faced death and torture* one could add. Including dozens massacred at a protest sit in.

Sudanese political forces on Wednesday called on authorities to accept a US offer to normalize relations with Israel in exchange for removing the country from the US list of countries supporting terrorism.

aa.com.tr/en/africa/suda…

And the latest: the RSF's Hemedti (No 2 of ruling council) suggests a way out: ties with Israel without normalization. What could this mean?

It could mean a cold peace modeled after the Egyptian one in 80s 90s etc:ties could mean a low key mission in Khartoum while stopping short of other moves.

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