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Gazans burn Israeli, US flags in protest over UAE normalization deal

Demonstrators at Hamas-organized event avoid burning Emirati flags so as not to antagonize the Gulf nation.

by  AP and ILH Staff
Published on  08-19-2020 14:45
Last modified: 08-19-2020 14:58
Gazans burn Israeli, US flags in protest over UAE normalization dealAP

Hamas supporters in Gaza protest the historic Israel-UAE deal on Saturday, Aug. 15 | File photo: AP

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Hundreds of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday rallied against the US-brokered deal to normalize ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.

Protesters burned Israeli and American flags, trampled on posters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump, and chanted "normalization is betrayal to Jerusalem and Palestine."

Unlike Palestinian protesters last Friday near the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City who also burned posters of the Emirati crown prince, the Gaza demonstrators stopped short of burning symbols of the UAE – apparently to avoid antagonizing the Gulf Arab country, where tens of thousands of Palestinians work and live.

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The demonstrators in Gaza City also voiced support for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for his rejection of Trump's Middle East plan, which the Palestinians say unfairly favors Israel.

The protest was organized Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, and other factions.

Khalil al-Hayya, a senior Hamas official, denounced the Israeli-Emirati deal.

"Normalization with the occupation harms us and doesn't serve us," he said. "Instead, it serves and promotes the occupation in its projects that target Palestine and the region."

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