Battle of the battlements — Jerusalem walls used as political canvas

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The flags of the United States, Israel, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are projected on a section of the walls surrounding Jerusalem’s Old City September 15, 2020. — Reuters pic
Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - The flags of the United States, Israel, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are projected on a section of the walls surrounding Jerusalem’s Old City September 15, 2020. — Reuters pic

JERUSALEM, Sept 16 — The ramparts of Jerusalem, built for battle, were commandeered for a messaging war between Israelis and Palestinians in the build-up to Israel’s normalisation deals with two Gulf Arab states.

During the White House signing ceremony Israel projected flags of Israel, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and the US onto the Old City walls as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood alongside President Donald in Washington hailing what he called “historic” peace agreements.

But the same walls, built in the 16th century by Turkish sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, were also used by Palestinians to proclaim their opposition to deals that they see as a betrayal by their fellow Arabs.

A week after the Israel-Emirates deal was announced, Palestinians draped a black banner of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas over the wall near Damascus Gate with the accompanying headline “The rightful owner”.

It continued:  “We call upon the government of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates to revert to the inclusive Arab and Islamic position and to withdraw from the shameful agreement.”

Jerusalem, claimed by both sides for their capital, lies at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Israel views all of Jerusalem, including the walled Old City that it captured in the 1967 Middle East war, as its “eternal and indivisible” capital.

But Palestinians want East Jerusalem — including the Old City — to be the capital of a state they seek to establish in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. — Reuters

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