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Fugee Fridays / Sudanese refugees praise ICC decision to arrest Bashir
By Daniel Cherrin
Tags: israel news, sudan, ICC 

The International Criminal Court in The Hague on March 5 issued a warrant for the arrest of Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir, citing seven counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity and forcible displacement.

However, according to the ICC, there was not enough evidence to include the charge of genocide.

Tel Aviv's substantial community of Sudanese refugees held a large rally soon after - organized and attended by asylum seekers from Darfur - praising ICC's decision to indict Bashir.
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Demonstrators chanted slogans in support of prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo, as well as the United States and Israel, while booing Bashir. It was an exuberant exercise of democratic rights by a community that has too often been deprived of such expression.

While the international arrest warrant was hailed by demonstrators as an important benchmark on the path to greater peace and justice in the region, many worry that the decision threatens any weak stability existing in the area. Bashir has already responded to the charges by expelling a number of humanitarian aid agencies from the country, including Oxfam and Mercy Corps. In a country where chaos and famine remain the rule, this could have disastrous results.

Still, the ICC's actions were received by the Sudanese community in Tel Aviv as a positive development. One can only hope that this will be a step forward toward ending the atrocities and securing peace in the country.
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