The Netanyahu meeting of the proof ... This is how the Israelis are promoting new alliances

Mohamed Mohsen Wedd - occupied Jerusalem

Israeli analysts believe that the meeting - which brought together Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Chairman of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan in Uganda - establishes a new phase of regional alliances, and reflects the convergence of Tel Aviv's interests in the African continent with the Sudanese interest in the United States.

According to analysts, this meeting was preceded by contacts made by Israel with the United States and other countries, which Tel Aviv encouraged to improve its relations with Sudan, especially after the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir, and to carry out goodwill initiatives towards Khartoum and honor it against the background of severing its relations with Iran.

Netanyahu's meeting paves the proof - according to a senior Israeli diplomatic source - for establishing cooperation between the two sides in various fields, including security, military and trade, and the normalization of diplomatic relations.

Netanyahu discussed with the proof the possibility of allowing the Israeli civil aviation to use the Sudanese airspace for flights to and from Latin America, as well as resolving the crisis of the Sudanese asylum seekers in Israel, who number about seven thousand, as well as to carry out Israeli mediation with Washington to remove Sudan from the American list of state sponsors of terrorism, and to strengthen ties Sudanese American.

The Israeli media refrained from mentioning the role played by the Emirates in arranging the meeting between Netanyahu and Al-Burhan, and was content with quoting what was reported by foreign news agencies. The political analyst for the Israeli channel 13 explained that many data and information before and after the meeting are prohibited from publishing by a decision of the Israeli military censorship.

Mutual interests
Naomi Lando, a Haaretz newspaper correspondent for political affairs, believes that Netanyahu's proof of proof reflects the general trend and desire at this stage among Islamic, Arab and African countries to get closer to Israel, which is seeking to strengthen the alliance with "moderate Sunni states" off the "Iran alliance."

Landau believes that the meeting proves what was being circulated in recent years that Israel may renew diplomatic relations with Islamic countries in Africa, including Sudan, Mali and Niger.

She recalled the statements of several Israeli officials, who spoke publicly several times about the possibility of arranging relations with Sudan, especially after Bashir was ousted.

Roi Kes, a correspondent and analyst for Arab affairs on Israeli TV, also believes that what motivated this meeting to be held in public is that Khartoum was aware of the influence and influence of Israel in Washington, and considered it as a lever to serve the interests of Khartoum with the White House even under Bashir, he said.

Bashir era
The Israeli analyst believes that what happened during the Bashir period was an exploration of normalization, and sensed a pulse from time to time through test balloons launched by both sides, recalling the statements of the Sudanese Foreign Minister during Bashir's era who talked about the possibility of normalizing relations with Israel.

But Kees pointed out, "Al-Bashir did not go to the end of the path towards achieving normalization, for fear of Sudanese public opinion that is still linked to the Palestinian issue, or that he was not satisfied with the returns and benefits he should have obtained by normalizing relations with Israel."

"Sudan was classified as a country that supports terrorism and was subject to severe sanctions. In order to save Sudan, Bashir decided to abandon the alliance with Tehran and try to get closer to the United States. Today for Khartoum, Israel has become a major tool on the road to the heart of the American administration," he concluded.

Coordination and mediation
"The proof asked Netanyahu for Israel to interfere directly with Washington, open the doors of the White House and encourage the Trump administration to remove Sudan from the terror list," said Barak Ravid, a political analyst for Israeli Channel 13.

He noted that Netanyahu raised the demand before US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during his visit to Tel Aviv last week, which confirms, according to him, that there is full coordination of the steps between Netanyahu and Al-Burhan, who, in conjunction with his meeting with Netanyahu in Uganda, received an official and public invitation from Pompeo to visit Washington next week.

Trump's plan
For his part, Ariel Kahana, a correspondent for the "Yisrael Hume" newspaper - who was part of Netanyahu's entourage in Uganda - believes that the disclosure of secret relations between Tel Aviv and Khartoum is extremely important.

But it is likely that the most important is the public meeting between the two sides the day after the announcement of US President Donald Trump's plan for Middle East peace, and he says it is a message that more Arab and Islamic countries are approaching Israel and supporting the Trump plan.

Why Sudan?
Kahana believes that Israel attaches great importance to the normalization of relations with Sudan because of its strategic location on the Red Sea, to be the main gateway to Africa, and also in order to get it out of the circle of Arab and Islamic countries that do not have diplomatic relations with Israel, and the strengthening of Tel Aviv and the moderate Sunni states ".

Israeli writer Amnon Lord believes that the establishment of relations between Israel and Sudan will distance the latter from "the alliance of Turkey, Iran, Qatar, Islamic groups" and that strengthening Israeli influence in Sudan will enable it to undermine Turkish influence and role in Africa.

He explained that the normalization of relations will depend mainly on security and military cooperation, pointing out that Netanyahu visited Uganda with the Mossad chief Yossi Cohen. The writer considered that normalization would contribute to eliminating the smuggling of weapons that travel from Africa across the Red Sea and threaten Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Israel, he said.