ciate the help for peace from anyone in America."
Nicely dodged. Which is not to say that Trump doesn't have a point.
Being the Beeb though, reporting on Israel and Trump, this must of course be a cynical move:
The move is seen as a foreign policy victory for Mr Trump ahead of the 3 November election. BBC correspondents say the timing of the announcement is no coincidence.
Mr Trump's pro-Israel policies are seen by his advisers as appealing to Christian evangelical voters, a key part of his voter base.
After all, who but the most rabid Christian evangelical would see this as a positive development?
More, from the JC:
But there are questions over whether Sudan’s transitional government has the authority to strike such a deal. The country remains without a parliament and elections are due in 2022.
Any deal with Israel has been a matter of vehement debate within Sudan’s transitional government, with its military wing, headed by Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan, in favour, but Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok opposed.
The deal with Sudan would include aid and investment from Israel, particularly in technology and agriculture, along with further debt relief.
It comes as Sudan and its transitional government face civil stife and economic chaos.
Thousands have protested in the country’s capital Khartoum and other regions in recent days over the dire economic conditions.
Reports in Israel have also suggested a normalisation deal with Saudi Arabia is on the cards.
Mossad director Yossi Cohen claimed: "They seem to be waiting for the US election, to give a 'gift' to the president-elect."
Oman is also said to be moving towards agreeing a deal with Israel.
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