Human rights groups say a policy of forced Islamization launched by the government based in northern Sudan has added to tensions.
Church groups say the policy resulted in "virtual genocide" of non-Muslim Sudanese peoples including many Christians, in especially the southern part of the troubled nation. In at least one recent incident related to Islamic extremism, an Egyptian and three Sudanese Christians were reportedly killed when their truck came under gunfire after holding an evangelistic meeting in Sudan's Nuba Mountains region.
The ICEJ said donations with words: "Operation Hope: Help Sudanese Refugees in Israel" could be done via website https://www.icej.org/donate.php. (With BosNewLife's Stefan J. Bos, BosNewsLife Monitoring and BosNewsLife Research).
La crisis se puede seguir a través de Google Earth. Se puede hacer zoom en las aldeas incendiadas, leer testimonios de las víctimas y ver fotos aéreas de los inmensos campos de refugiados.
Un anécdota personal : Queriendo tratar el tema de Darfour con un conocido progresista , me dijo :
" Darfour , Darfour.. ¿ qué es esto , donde se queda ? ¿ A quién le interesa ?
¿ Acaso tu tienes parientes ahí ?
Defendiendo a los " progres " : Después de protestar contra los gringos y sionistas, luchar por los derechos homosexuales, contra el racismo..no les queda aliento para asuntos secundarios.