Those pesky Israelis

Now they are supporting the rebels in Darfur, according to the Sudanese government.

The purpose of this lie is not to discredit Israel, of course, but to discredit the Darfur rebels and gather sympathy for the Sudanese government in the Arab world. Looks like the best way to discredit somebody in the Arab world is to allege their ties with Israel.

I wonder at what point Israel will catch on and use this for blackmailing various Arab nations and organizations. "Do as we tell you, or else we'll say you have ties to us, and we'll fabricate the evidence, too."