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The largest coalition of Palestinian civil society in Panama and Latinamerica, expresses its deepest solidarity with our kindred people of Sudan, who are facing mass atrocities, and what may amount to genocide, forced displacement and ethnic cleansing, especially in the city of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. The BDS movement calls for intensifying pressure on the authoritarian Emirati regime, which is deeply entrenched in a military, security, and political alliance with the Israeli genocidal regime, by escalating boycotts of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) regime and its interests—an approach already embraced by many Arab civil society organizations. The White Flag movement also calls for imposing a comprehensive military embargo on the UAE, in response to its war crimes and crimes against humanity against the Sudanese and Yemeni peoples, as well as its complicity in Israel's genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza.
It is no coincidence that the same brutal tactics used in the US-Israeli genocide in Gaza, claiming tens of thousands of Palestinian lives, are being repeated in Sudan. In Sudan, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) – an ally of the Israeli and Emirati regimes – as well as, to a lesser extent, forces linked to the authoritarian Sudanese regime, have killed tens of thousands of Sudanese and displaced millions. These crimes include the 18-month-long siege of cities like El Fasher, deliberate attacks on hospitals and healthcare workers, the use of starvation and famine as a weapon of war, summary executions, and the systematic targeting of civilians.
The horrors witnessed in El Fasher, as we have seen in Gaza over the past two years, reveal a pattern that entrenches an international system governed by a might-makes-right order the world has not seen in decades. This system buries the foundations of international law. What is happening in Sudan also exposes the complicity of the military-industrial complex, especially Western and Israeli, in provoking, sustaining, and justifying wars and armed conflicts to maximize profits and geopolitical gains. In this context, the crisis in Sudan has deep roots in the region's colonial legacy, its regional manifestations closely tied to expansionist, hegemonic, and colonial ambitions. It also reflects the brutal impact of militarized capitalism on the peoples of the Global South.
Amid all of this, and after sidelining the civilian and popular forces striving for a democratic transition in Sudan, the people of Sudan continue to struggle for a government that truly represents their interests and aspirations for democracy, social and economic justice, and prosperity.
The UAE's Complicity in Driving the Conflict in Sudan
The despotic UAE regime has been deepening its military and security alliance with the genocidal Israeli regime, even during the livestreamed genocide. This alliance, manifested in multi-billion-dollar deals importing Israeli security and military technologies in recent years, is suspected of arming local criminal militias in Gaza alongside Israel to sow chaos and hamper aid distribution. Multiple investigative reports, including those from The Wall Street Journal, Middle East Eye, Al Jazeera, and others, have revealed that the UAE regime supplied the Rapid Support Forces with weapons and drones. These supplies have enabled the RSF to commit war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The actions of the UAE may entail its international responsibility under international law for violating Sudan's sovereignty and territorial integrity. They also constitute a breach of its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Article I) and the common Article I of the Geneva Conventions. In addition, certain leaders of the Emirati regime may bear individual criminal responsibility, under international criminal law, for participating in serious crimes, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, and potentially genocidal acts.
During a session of the UN Security Council, Sudan's ambassador to the United Nations directly accused the Emirati regime of arming militias in Sudan. These accusations have been substantiated by independent investigations: Amnesty International has documented the UAE's violation of the UN arms embargo, highlighting the international organization's failure to enforce its relevant resolutions. The human rights group has previously uncovered evidence indicating that the Rapid Support Forces militias used UAE-manufactured armored personnel carriers to commit war crimes, including ethnically motivated attacks against civilians. The Emirati regime has rejected a report by a UN expert panel, issued in January of last year, which cited "credible allegations" that it had supplied military equipment to the RSF militias via an airstrip in Chad.
The record of violations attributed to the Emirati regime is not limited to the Sudanese arena. It also includes a domestic record with grave human rights abuses, including systematic repression and criminal exploitation of migrant workers, predominantly from South Asian countries, the structural discrimination against women, and violent persecution of Emirati human rights defenders. Moreover, the UAE regime has been complicit in serious violations amounting to war crimes in Libya, as well as in Yemen in partnership with the Saudi regime. All of this has taken place with Western complicity, particularly that of the United States and several European states, and in full partnership with the Israeli regime.
Israel's Role in Fueling the Atrocities in Sudan
Behind these horrific crimes stands Israel, as a major supplier of military technologies and surveillance tools to repressive regimes. Since the signing of the so-called "Abraham Accords" in 2020, Israel's arms exports to participating states, including the UAE and Sudan, have sharply increased, reaching around $1.8 billion in 2024, about 12% of Israel's total arms exports. These include drones and surveillance systems that were first tested on Palestinians, at the height of Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza.
When it comes to Sudan, Israel's stated interests extend far beyond mere political and diplomatic dimensions of normalization. They span military, economic, and strategic aspects carrying far-reaching geopolitical implications. While Sudan has long been mired in division and armed conflicts, Israel's interests in the country have been driven by its strategic imperative to secure control over the aerial and maritime domains along the Red Sea and extending its influence across the Horn of Africa. This forms part of a broader strategy aimed at advancing Israel's colonial ambitions across the Arab region and Africa.
Former Israeli Security Minister Avi Dichter expressed this agenda explicitly when he stated: "We had to weaken Sudan and deprive it of the initiative to build a strong and united state. That is necessary for bolstering and strengthening Israel's national security. We produced and escalated the Darfur crisis to prevent Sudan from developing its capabilities." Furthermore, what Israeli officials have not said publicly, but continue to actively pursue, is their relentless pursuit of weakening Egypt by undermining its water and gas resources and gradually marginalizing the role of the Suez Canal.
Similar to what occurred in South Sudan—as documented by the UN Security Council's Panel of Experts on the situation there—several reports indicate that Israel has established parallel communication channels with both parties to the current conflict in Sudan: the head of the Armed Forces, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the leader of the Rapid Support Forces, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo "Hemedti." This dual engagement explains Israel's attempts to position itself as a mediator between the two sides, as part of its broader efforts to consolidate its influence in the region and gain control over Sudan's natural resources.
Numerous investigative reports, including a joint investigation by several newspapers, have revealed the involvement of Israeli companies in supplying Sudan's Rapid Support Forces militias with advanced surveillance and spying technologies. According to the investigation, this technology was smuggled from Khartoum to the RSF strongholds in Darfur, giving the militia greater capacity to track opponents and monitor field communications. The investigation further indicated that this operation is part of a broader network linking Israeli spyware firms to operations centers in Greece, Cyprus, and the UAE, which market digital intrusion technologies to repressive regimes across Africa and the Arab region, including Sudan.
Let's unite our struggles and escalate popular pressure to hold Israel, its UAE partner, and the governments, institutions and companies that enable their crimes accountable.
Our Palestinian struggle for liberation is deeply interconnected with the struggles of the peoples of the region for social and economic justice and real independence, as well as with the global struggle against militarized capitalism, imperial exploitation, racism, and racial discrimination.
As Israel continues its genocide against our people in the Gaza Strip, Israeli military exports exceeded $14.7 billion in 2024. Dozens of Israeli arms companies were showcased at the IDEX 2025 exhibition in Abu Dhabi, demonstrating the reality that the Israeli-Emirati military alliance has become a direct lifeline for arming repression across the region. It also serves as a hub for exporting Israel's militarized and security doctrine, refined through the oppression of Palestinians, to suppress communities from Africa to South Asia and Latin America.
The Palestinian BDS National Committee reiterates its call to boycott the Emirati regime and all its companies, institutions, and entities that are complicit in the security and strategic alliance with the Israeli regime, including those involved in tourism.
The BNC reaffirms its call on social movements and people of conscience everywhere to pressure their governments to impose strict military sanctions on all states committing war crimes and crimes against humanity, particularly the Israeli and UAE regimes.
Additionally, the BNC urges intensified pressure on major arms manufacturers, especially Israeli and U.S. companies, that profit from the crimes perpetrated by the Emirati regime against the Sudanese people and by the Israeli regime against Palestinian people.