Sudan’s military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Saturday dismissed Western threats of sanctions and said that meetings between Sudanese and Israeli officials were part of security cooperation rather than political in nature. Burhan led a military coup on October 25 that ended a partnership between the army and civilian parties which was meant to lead to democratic elections, sparking months of protests as well as Western condemnation. U.S. officials have said they are looking into options to respond to the killing of at least 79 protesters, according to a toll by medics, and to moves…