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Source: http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2011/af_sudan008_01_12.asp
Arabs, Israel Take Opposite Sides on Sudan Issue
(World Tribune) Diplomatic sources said virtually the entire Arab League has been supporting the Khartoum regime in efforts to prevent secession by southern Sudan. In contrast, Israel has quietly supported efforts by the largely Christian South to establish an independent state. Sources said Israel has forged links with most of the southern leadership and was prepared to expand trade with any state independent of Khartoum. Khartoum has been designated as a leading backer of the Hamas movement.