UAE Minister: “Normalization with Israel is an Islamic religious value”

 

Ramallah News quotes the Emirati news agency WAM:

On Monday, the head of the UAE General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments, Muhammad Al-Kaabi, described the agreement to normalize Emirati-Israeli relations under American auspices as a "courageous and historic" decision, despite strong Palestinian opposition to it.

According to the official Emirates News Agency, WAM, Al-Kaabi stressed that this agreement stems from the values ​​of the Islamic religion, which calls for building bridges of cooperation and establishing relations with everyone regardless of their positions and religions.

Al-Kaabi claimed that his country is continuing its efforts to find a peaceful solution that protects people, achieves development for this region, and preserves its stability, indicating that this is an affirmation of the firm leadership approach.

He added, "This is evidence of the wise leadership's belief in the necessity of honoring the human being, the sanctity of protecting the sacred things, its sincere desire to instill the values ​​of hope in the region's youth, and to reinforce their peace values."

It sounds like the UAE leadership is not affected in the least by the strenuous Palestinian objections to the agreement.