Intel: Congress throws Sudan-Israel normalization deal lifeline
Sudan is to get $700 million in assistance and $230 million in preliminary debt relief, but 9/11 victims can continue their lawsuit against Khartoum.
![1229247749 (COMBO) This combination of pictures created on October 23, 2020 shows (L to R) an Israeli flag during a rally in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on September 19, 2020; and a Sudanese flag during a gathering east of the capital Khartoum on June 3, 2020. - Sudan and Israel agreed on Otober 23 to normalise relations, in a US-brokered deal to end decades of hostility that was widely welcomed but stirred Palestinian anger. The announcement makes Sudan, technically at war with Israel since its 1948 foundation, the](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2020/12/GettyImages-1229247749.jpg/GettyImages-1229247749.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=nLCeNFmE)
The US Congress passed a spending package on Monday that may give new life to the administration’s initiative to convince Sudan’s leaders to formally establish diplomatic ties with Israel.
Monday’s omnibus bill included $700 million in assistance and $230 million in debt relief for Sudan and, if signed into law, would restore the country’s sovereign immunity to certain terror lawsuits in US courts.