Fatah holds "rally against the agreement of treason" between the UAE and Israel

Images and text posted on the official Fatah Facebook page

Posted text: “Nablus – today [Aug. 14, 2020] at Martyrs’ Square in a rally against the agreement of treason between [UAE Crown Prince] Mohammed bin Zayed [Al Nahyan] and [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu (refers to Israel-UAE peace agreement; see note below –Ed.). This agreement does not represent the people of the UAE, but rather just the UAE rulers.

#Residents_of_the_Gulf_against_normalization, #Palestine, #Normalization, #Normalization_is_treason, #Normalization_is_a_crime”

The image shows protesters waving Palestinian flags and placing a shoe on the head of a cut-out of UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. In Arab culture throwing shoes at someone is a sign of great disrespect for them. Next to Al Nahyan’s cut-out are cut-outs of Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump – all three have a red “X” over their faces and footprints on them.

The images show the cut-outs of Netanyahu, Al Nahyan, and Trump being burned.

The image shows protesters kneeling on prayer rugs. In front of them, the cut-outs of Netanyahu, Al Nahyan, and Trump are laid on the ground with shoes placed on top of them.

Israel-UAE peace agreement (Abraham Accords) – an agreement normalizing diplomatic ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which was announced on Aug. 13, 2020, under the mediation of US President Donald Trump. Pursuant to the agreement, the countries will discuss bilateral cooperation on a number of topics. In exchange for the agreement, Israel agreed to suspend its previously announced plans to apply Israel's civilian law to parts of Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley as per the Trump peace plan. The US announced that “Muslims throughout the world who wish to come in peace to pray at the Al Aqsa Mosque, will now be able to fly to Tel Aviv through Abu Dhabi to do so and will be welcomed.”