Israel said it would "investigate" the strike that killed Wael's wife, two children, and grandchildren.
Then, Wael himself was injured and his colleague killed by an Israeli missile.
Now, another Israeli airstrike has killed his surviving son.
On Morocco's national team, Palestine, and the Uncultured Khaleeji-
The Qatar World Cup and a Typology of Europe's anti-Arab Racism
My take for @MadaMasrmadamasr.com/en/2022/12/24/…
Following UAE-Israel announcement, several Gulf civil society actors and political groups issue statements refusing normalisation:
(1) Bahrain: signed by coalition of seven political societies (nationalist leftist, islamist). Calls on govt not to reverse its position.
A group of young Bahrainis tried organising a protest in solidarity with Palestinians yesterday, and authorities shut it down. A planned Friday protest has been cancelled.
Work update: I'm excited to have joined Exeter University @GulfExeter as a Visiting Scholar this academic year. I'll be going back to teaching - in the company of some great scholars- and working on some publications.
To @CrisisGroup colleagues, hope our paths cross again!
Although over half a million Israelis have flocked to the UAE, just 1,600 Emirati citizens visited Israel since it lifted travel restrictions last year.
It is unclear how many Bahrainis have visited Israel, because “the numbers are too small."
Bahrain's marine ecosystems are under threat by a development plan to build 5 new reclaimed cities in the water. Decades of reclamation & pollution have already destroyed our fish stocks & marine life.
2019 video calling for an area- فشت العظم -to be saved
The UAE and Bahrain's justifications for normalisation have shifted since the Accords were announced. So have civil society reactions, with the outbreak of violence appearing to consolidate popular support for the Palestinians. My analysis for @meriponline
Disingenuous takes 101:
- Normalisation by Gulf states will create leverage to restrain Israel/improve life for the Palestinians
- The Biden administration is minimising involvement as part of a regional retreat (as if it is not already deeply involved in supporting one side)
Trump and Biden both focused their diplomatic efforts on advancing normalization between Israel and peripheral Arab states, rather than tackling the actual, worsening conflict between occupier and occupied.
The result is a horrific escalation that may not remain localized
Excited and honoured to be joining the @CrisisGroup MENA team - I look forward to working with this incredibly talented group of people. Thank you for the warm welcome!
Under the UAE version, Israel committed to "temporarily halt" annexation. This lacks even the pretence of a "land for peace" exchange, ie the backbone of the Arab Peace Initiative and two-state solution.
Israel gets peace for zero concessions.
