The Arab world is closely following the protests in Israel: "We hope it won't be resolved soon" - voila! news

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The Arab world closely followed the protests in Israel surrounding the legal revolution, and the television channels covered the dramatic events non-stop.

The Qatari Al-Jazeera channel was deployed in the various protest centers, and Hezbollah's Al-Manar channel reported on the "total paralysis" experienced by Israel due to the widespread strikes announced yesterday, before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the suspension of the legislation.

Parts of the Arab world hope that the demonstrations will lead to a change of government, while others hope for far-reaching consequences for the future of the State of Israel.

Talal Okel, a political commentator from the Gaza Strip, said that the crisis in Israel caused complacency among the Palestinians.

"We hope that this will not be resolved soon, and we hope that it will escalate and worsen," he said.

"But there is also a fear that they may embark on military adventures or wars to escape the internal crisis."

Coverage on Al Jazeera's network of the protests against the legal revolution in Israel, March 27, 2023 (Photo: screenshot, Al Jazeera)

Nal Makdad, 43 years old from Gaza, said that "the division is their handiwork and now it haunts them."

He hopes that this will ease the pressure on the Palestinians in light of the recent escalation in the West Bank.

Some Palestinians compared the division in Israel to their own internal division between Hamas, which controls Gaza, and Fatah, which controls the West Bank, which they claim is encouraged by Israel to harm their national aspirations.

"What is happening now in Israel - they deserve it. Just as they divided us, now they are divided," said Hani Abu Tarbish, also from Gaza.

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A demonstration against the legal revolution in Tel Aviv, March 27, 2023 (Photo: Reuters)

"As an Arab citizen, I think this is the beginning of the end of Israel, God willing," said Qusai al-Qusai, a Jordanian citizen.

"I don't want to say I'm happy, but I'm really happy it's happening there."

Despite the peace agreement with Israel, many Jordanians oppose normalization.

This month the parliament voted in favor of returning the ambassador following the latest escalation in the West Bank, but this is a symbolic step because the decision rests with the king.

"What is happening is undoubtedly good news for every Arab," said Abd Latif, 39, from Syria, which still dreams of returning the Golan Heights.

In the United Arab Emirates, political commentator Abdel-Khalek Abdullah said that the internal crisis in Israel does not affect relations between the countries, but added that recent "racist statements" are a cause for concern.

He referred to the words of Minister Bezalel Smotrich about the "erasure" of Hawara and the fact that there is no Palestinian people.

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