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.’”