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“Jews are [our dogs]” Fatah posts Bahraini children’s poem

Woman: "When we were little, our parents taught us when it rains to say:"
Girl 1: "Rain hit the mud. Allah will liberate Palestine"
Girl 2: "Palestine is our land, and the Jews are [our dogs]…"

Caption: Girl covers her face when she gets to the words “our dogs” of the poem

Youth: "The entire Bahraini people tells you today:"

Men, women, and children:

“Bahrain is against normalization
Bahrain is against normalization
Bahrain opposes normalization
Bahrain opposes normalization
Bahrain is against normalization
Bahrain opposes normalization
Bahrain opposes normalization
Bahrain opposes normalization
Bahrain opposes normalization
Bahrain opposes normalization
Bahrain opposes normalization
Bahrain opposes normalization”

The text recited by the girls is a well-known children’s poem that includes the words “Jews are our dogs”

Israeli peace agreements with the UAE and Bahrain (the Abraham Accords), Sudan, and Morocco – an agreement normalizing diplomatic ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was announced on Aug. 13, 2020, under the mediation of US President Donald Trump. Following the UAE, Bahrain reached a similar peace agreement with Israel, as was announced on Sept. 11, 2020. The agreements were signed at the White House on Sept. 15, 2020, by Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani. Pursuant to the Abraham Accords, Israel and the UAE 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.” On Oct. 23, 2020, Sudan also formally agreed to normalize relations with Israel. Israel reached a similar normalization agreement with Morocco on Dec. 10, 2020.


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