Islamic human rights organisation, Muslim Rights Concern, has said nothing good will come out of the “hobnobbing” of Israel and the United Arab Emirates. MURIC Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, in a chat with The PUNCH on Wednesday, said the United States and other countries in the West are “coercing” the countries in the Middle East to befriend Israel. Israeli President, Isaac Herzog, who was sworn into office last week, called Wednesday’s event “an important milestone for the entire Middle East” as he stood alongside Emirati ambassador, Mohamed al-Khaja, for the inaugural ceremony. According to MURIC director, Israel must apologise for the war crimes its troops committed in May on Palestinian soil before engaging in any peace move with Arab states. The Arab countries befriending Israel are acting under Western influence, America’s influence in particular.

Source: Punch July 14, 2021 17:03 UTC