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Palestinians stunned after Israel-UAE rapprochement

2020-08-16T17:58:12.948Z


Divided and isolated, they were initially speechless after the diplomatic breakthrough imposed by Donald Trump.


Ramallah

First, there was the lack of reaction. Three hours, Thursday evening, directly after the announcement sealing the rapprochement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), there was radio silence on the side of the Palestinian Authority, as stunned by an agreement which it did not even have. been informed. Then very quickly, everything happened: Hamas, in power in the Gaza Strip, denouncing "a stab in the back" , Ramallah, "a betrayal of Jerusalem and the Palestinian cause" , and on Twitter, many Palestinians calling Mohammed Ben Zayed (MBZ) a “traitor”. Hanan Ashrawi, of the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, was one of the first to respond, wishing the UAE prince“Never to feel the pain of living in captivity under occupation, never to see your house demolished or the murder of those you love, never to be sold by your 'friends'” .

There were also, the next day, all these Muslim faithful

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Source: lefigaro

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