So then let's go back to my previous question.
Why aren't there mass protests of Muslims killing Muslims by the thousands and displacing millions in the Sudan?
In DC and NYC, there have been big protests about Sudan. We have a big Sudanese community here so since April, it has been in our local consciousness. The media hasn't covered it, that's number one. Could there be a better attention raised? Absolutely. But Sudanis are working hard to put the war out there. And it isn't a conflict that is completely ignored.
But to answer the question there are several sad reasons. And its similar to Yemen, Congo, Somalia, etc. There's been a history of civil war there and this seems to be the next saga post-Bashir and the opportunity for civilian rule seems lost again for a generation. Remember, Sudan has had over a dozen military coups since the 1950s.
Looking at Sudan, it's effectively a civil war between two Sudanese generals, with involvement from UAE and Egypt; so all the actors here are fukked up.. We have external forces crossing the Sudanese border to loot, rape and wage war inside with external governments supplying these mercenaries with ammunition, foodstuffs and political cover. UAE, Chad, Niger, CAF, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Haftar and their involvement in aiding the RSF.
Secondly, while the death toll in Sudan is between 8,000-10,000 over the last eight months with over 5.5 million displaced internally is terrible. The Sudanese people are in a large country able to flee though and God willing will be able to return to their homes. Rebuilding livelihoods lost and things like property is a big problem. I’ve heard horror stories from friends.
Gazans can't flee and are being killed at a crazier rate with double the people killed by the IDF in two months. With indiscriminate bombing from the air force of Israel. If they were able to go across the border, it's highly likely they will never be able to return with the IDF already planting flags for settlements in northern Gaza.
Lastly, you Israelis need to realize we're not drawn by some mysterious, everlasting latent Jew-hating. There's a universal concern human rights and honest moral revulsion against a nuclear power living on apartheid-occupation incidentally fueled by billions of our own, American taxpayer dollars. Over the last couple of decades we've seen people become more educated on this at schools, universities, etc. This has been a big development. Obviously the left wing activists in the USA are pro-Palestinian and the movement has been able to get in there. Especially with the end of apartheid in South Africa.
Sudan's war is only going to end through negotiation and the outside powers stopping the tap of arms. Sudan doesn't need another two decade civil war. It's gone through enough.
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