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After UAE normalizes relations with Israel, PA Grand Mufti resigns from Peace Forum in Abu Dhabi

Headline: “The [PA] grand mufti tenders his resignation from the board of governors of the Forum for Promoting Peace [in Muslim Societies] in Abu Dhabi

 

 

 

“[PA] Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the Palestinian Territories and preacher at the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque Sheikh Muhammad Hussein tendered his resignation from the board of governors of the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies in Abu Dhabi.

In a statement to the press, Sheikh Hussein explained that the reason for his resignation is the fact that the aforementioned board of governors held its tenth meeting on [the video conferencing application] Zoom on Aug. 15 [2020], and issued a statement praising the UAE’s decision on normalization with the Israeli occupation authorities (see note below –Ed.).

He said: ‘This normalization is a knife in the back of the Palestinian people and the Arab and Islamic peoples, and an abandoning of the sites that are holy to Islam and Christianity in Jerusalem.’”

 

 

 

Muhammad Hussein

 

Israel-UAE peace agreement (Abraham Accords)

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