Palestinian protests against the normalization agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain could lead to an intifada, Palestinian activists warned on Tuesday.
The warning came as Palestinians held protests against the “treacherous” agreements in some parts of the West Bank. The protests, organized by several Palestinian factions that are part of a new group called the Unified Leadership of the Popular Resistance, were held under the banner: “Normalization is a crime.”
“We are on the brink of a third intifada,” a Fatah activist told The Jerusalem Post. “The Palestinian people feels betrayed by the Arabs and will show the world that the Palestinian issue remains the central issue of all Arabs and Muslims.”
Other activists belonging to various Palestinian factions expressed hope that the Palestinian “day of rage” on the day of the signing ceremony of the normalization agreements at the White House would spark an intifada against Israel.
As part of the “day of rage,” Palestinians took to the streets in Ramallah, Nablus, Jenin, Tulkarm, Hebron and other cities to voice their rejection of the peace accords between Israel and the two Gulf states.
The protesters held placards that read: “No to normalization with the occupation,” “We won’t allow the blood of our martyrs to be turned into a merchandise for trade,” and “Palestine will remain Arab.”
The protesters also chanted slogans denouncing the UAE and Bahrain for making peace with Israel and accusing them of “betraying the Arabs and Muslims.”
Mohammed Dweikat, a senior official of the ruling Fatah faction, said during a demonstration in Nablus that the Palestinian issue is “facing the danger of normalization with the Israeli occupation.” Dweikat claimed that the normalization agreements were part of “a conspiracy to liquidate the Palestinian issue and rights.”
Mohammed Blaidi, a leader of the Palestinian workers’ union, condemned the normalization agreements as a “US-led conspiracy against the Palestinian people.”
In Hebron, scores of Palestinians, chanting “No to normalization and annexation,” vowed to thwart the normalization agreements and US President Donald Trump’s plan for Middle East peace, “Peace to Prosperity,” unveiled earlier this year.
Hebron Mayor Tayseer Abu Sneineh said “normalization is a crime and a disgrace.” The Palestinians, he added, are united in rejecting “all conspiracies.”
Abbas “expressed support for all efforts that affirm the unity of the Palestinians in the face of conspiracies against our national cause and all current moves aimed at liquidating our cause and depriving our people of their legitimate rights,” according to Wafa.
Haniyeh, for his part, stressed that his meeting with the Palestinian ambassador to Beirut “sends a message of unity, steadfastness and rejection of all projects and attempts to liquidate the Palestinian issue.”
Fatah, Hamas and all the Palestinian factions, he added, “will not allow the Palestinian cause to be a bridge for recognition of Israel at the expense our national rights.”
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