Arab arguments against peace get nuttier and nuttier

Fatah Central Committee member Abbas Zaki said in a TV interview that the UAE is violating its own constitution by planning to normalize relations with Israel.

Zaki described the agreement as "an earthquake that deeply affected the Emiratis because their constitution does not permit what (Mohammed) bin Zayed (the Crown Prince of the Emirates) did."

He added, "UAE law prohibits and imposes penalties and imprisonment even for those who compliment the Israelis, let alone those who recognize them at the expense of the Palestinians."

Needless to say, there is nothing in the UAE Constitution that would be violated by normalization with Israel. Its penal code adheres to the Arab League boycott of Israel, which is still in force and widely ignored by nearly every Arab state.

Meanwhile, Kuwaiti academic Abdullah Al-Nafisi revealed four Israeli goals for normalization with Arab Gulf states.

#1 is Gulf oil. He doesn’t seem to realize that Israel is now an energy exporter.

#2 is to expand into the Gulf consumer market.

#3 is to cause strife and wars between Arab states.

#4 is to settle 3 million Palestinians in the deserts of the Gulf.

Yes, this kind of thing gets taken seriously. But is it any crazier than the “pinkwashing” theory of the Left?