Sudan's normalization with Israel great betrayal: Palestine official

Palestinians have denounced as "great betrayal" Sudan's recent decision to follow the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in forging diplomatic relations with Israel. 

Deputy speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council Ahmad Bahar said Saturday that the normalization of relations between Sudan and Israel constitutes a support for US President Donald Trump ahead of the November presidential election, the Arabic-language Palestinian Safa news agency reported. 

The normalization agreement between Tel Aviv and Khartoum is a great betrayal of the principles and culture of the Arab and Islamic nations, said Bahar, adding that the deal poses a threat to the identity of the North African nation and its future.

He further called on the Sudanese people to widely protest against the agreement in order to make the country's junta rescind it and instead support the matters that were of significance to the Arab and Islamic worlds, including the Palestinian issue.

'Jerusalem al-Quds not for sale'

Separately, Palestinian Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said that normalization, the so-called deal of the century and the Israeli annexation plan in the occupied West Bank are all unacceptable and nothing will pass or be implemented at the expense of the Palestinian people, Palestine's official Wafa news agency reported.

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"Normalization is unacceptable, rejected and condemned, not only because it is contrary to Arab laws and international legitimacy, but because it circumvents the Palestinian people,” he said.

He said that the Palestinian leadership would take necessary measures in due time and will act at all levels.

"No one has the right to speak in the name of the Palestinian people who have a leadership supported by its people, the Arabs and internationally, and no one may deviate from the agreed upon norms," he said.

Abu Rudeineh said that the leadership has confidence in the Palestinian people and the free people of the world, underlining support for the "sacred" Palestinian cause, including the status of the holy city of Jerusalem al-Quds.  

“Al-Quds is not for sale, not with gold or silver, and not with order from the Israeli or the American administration or any other administration," he said.

 “Peace will only be achieved with the consent of our people and its leadership, and any attempt to bypass that will not achieve peace, stability, security, or prosperity because the Palestinian issue is clear, and anyone who wants to search for peace, justice and stability must turn to the only option that leads to the desired peace,” said Abu Rudeineh.

Angry Sudanese rally to condemn normalization with Israel

Angry Sudanese protesters have taken to the streets to condemn the current junta

Trump announced on Friday at the White House that Sudan and Israel had agreed to normalize relations.

Trump sealed the agreement in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and Transitional Council Head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, senior US officials said.

Sudan’s acting foreign minister Omar Gamareldin, however, said on Friday the accord will depend on approval from its yet-to-be formed legislative council. It is unclear when the assembly will be formed under a power-sharing deal between the country’s military officers and civilians.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has rejected the deal, saying the Palestinian Authority will take necessary measures to protect the legitimate interests and rights of Palestinian people.

His office said in a statement on Friday that the deal was in violation of the Arab League resolutions, the so-called Arab Peace Initiative and the UN Security Council Resolution 1515.

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