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Israel – South Sudan relations refers to the bilateral ties between the State of Israel and the Republic of South Sudan. Israel recognised South Sudan on 10 July 2011, a day after South Sudan became an independent state. On 15 July, South Sudan announced that it intended to have full diplomatic relations with Israel. On 28 July, Israel announced that it had established full diplomatic ties with South Sudan. At the moment ties are primarily economic, though the political facet is an integral feature. ==History== Relations between the two entities began in the late 1960s, when leaders of the Sudanese People's Liberation Army, waging an insurrection against the northern government and were impressed by Israel’s victory in the 1967 Six-Day War, reached out to Israel. Visiting Israel was a punishable offense in Sudan; southerners thus maintained ties with Israel at great personal risk.〔 Israeli envoys also met with regional South Sudanese leaders and initiated an aid programme in the spheres of agriculture and infrastructure development.〔(South Sudan leader makes first visit to Israel )〕 The South Sudanese diaspora in Israel advocated for ties to be formalised, and the Israeli government found ways to engage with the regional government of South Sudan, mainly through Mashav, the international cooperation division of the Israeli Foreign Ministry.〔 The American Jewish Committee's Africa Institute visited South Sudan in 2008 to meet with government officials and learn of ways in which the diaspora in Israel might be involved in state-building efforts in preparation for South Sudan's independence. The Africa Institute also introduced senior members of the South Sudanese leadership to officials in the Israeli Prime Minister's Office and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ''Lignet'' suggested that South Sudan seeks to foster security cooperation and economic ties with Israel. South Sudan also has access to oil and other natural resources that may be beneficial to Israel and could offer support in negotiations with Egypt on the allocation of Nile River water.〔http://www.lignet.com/InBriefs/South-SudanIsrael-Alliance-Could-Help-Israel-In-De〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Israel–South Sudan relations」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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