WAS Opinion. Tradition. HISTORIC THE DOES LOVE PEACE DEAL ISRAEL-UAE CONQUER INSPIRED PEACE DEAL ALL? BY JUDO? A2. A10. A11. THE algemeiner JOURNAL $1.00 - PRINTED IN NEW YORK FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020 | 8 ELUL 5780 VOL. XLVII NO. 2469 Sudan PM: I'm Not Confusion Over Biden Campaign Authorized to Linda Sarsour Normalize Ties Apology With Israel BY JACKSON RICHMAN/JNS.org The Biden campaign has been sending conflicting messages over whether or not it regrets comments directed at Linda Sarsour, a prominent pro-BDS activist. On a private call on Sunday with dozens of prominent Arab and Muslim activists, the Biden campaign expressed regret over how it construed a statement condemning former Women’s March leader and Bernie Sanders surro- gate Linda Sarsour. Sarsour was featured last week at the Democratic National Convention’s Muslim Delegates Assembly, despite her history of antisemitism and anti- Zionism, and other bigotry. Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, in Khartoum, Sudan, Aug. 24, 2019. Photo: Reuters / Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah. Former US Vice President Joe Biden accepts the 2020 Demo- on what he said was the first official in 2019 after mass protests. cratic presidential nomination, Aug. 20, 2020. Photo: Reuters / BY REUTERS Kevin Lamarque. non-stop flight between the two The country is one year into a & ALGEMEINER STAFF countries, as the United States 39-month political transition in In that call, top foreign policy adviser Tony Blinken Sudanese Prime Minister promotes stronger Sudan-Israel ties. which the military and civilians expressed “regret” over the matter, according to Middle Abdalla Hamdok told US Secre- He met Hamdok and ruling are sharing power. East Eye, which obtained a recording of the call and first tary of State Mike Pompeo on council head Gen. Abdel Fattah Its economy is in crisis and reported on it. Tuesday that he was not mandated al-Burhan, tweeting that Sudan’s authorities have been pushing to National coalitions director Ashley Allison report- to normalize ties with Israel and democratic transition was a “once end the US terrorism listing, which edly said, “I am sorry that that happened. And I hope that the issue should not be linked to in a generation opportunity.” prevents Sudan from accessing whatever trust was broken, that this conversation is one Sudan’s removal from a US state The United States has been financing from international lenders. small step to help build back the trust, but that is not the last sponsors of terrorism list. restoring relations with Sudan Pompeo’s visit follows an Continued on Page A3 Pompeo arrived from Israel following the ousting of former accord between Israel and the Islamist leader Omar al-Bashir Continued on Page A3 The Legacy ShabbatCalendar Parshat KI TEIZEI Times for New York City, Friday Candle Lighting Shabbat Begins: 7:16pm | Shabbat Ends: 8:14pm פרשת כי תצא of Jonas Salk P.O.B. 208 East 51st St, Suite 185 New York, NY 10022 page A8 Tel: (718) 771.0400 | Fax: (718) 771.0308 Email: [email protected] www.algemeiner.com © Copyright 2020 The Algemeiner Journal - All Rights Reserved. A2 | FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020 Opinion. The Israel-UAE Peace Deal: A Master Stroke Thanks to the Emiratis, it will now be much were no negative reactions from influential more difficult for such regimes to use the countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, or RAUF BAKER Palestinians as a means of distracting public Pakistan, all of which enjoy excellent relations NEW YORK attention away from domestic problems. with the UAE. Abu Dhabi could conceiv- Not a single Arab country issued a formal ably play a mediating role for possible future statement condemning or even criticizing the overtures between those countries and Israel. The recent Israeli-Emirati declaration declaration of normalization between Israel It appears that the Israeli-Emirati decla- that they are establishing full diplomatic and the UAE — a remarkable and unprec- ration will not be a one-off event. Similar The Tel Aviv municipality building is lit with relations will affect more than the two nations edented response. When the Palestinians and understandings seem to be within reach Jordanians signed the Oslo Accords and the between Israel and other Arab states such as the United Arab Emirates national flag, Aug. themselves. Its impact is likely to be felt across 13, 2020. Photo: Reuters / Ammar Awad. the entire Middle East. The reason for this is Wadi Arava Treaty, respectively, several Arab Bahrain, Oman, and Morocco — all of which that it exposes the emptiness of the canard regimes condemned the agreements. Even are non-republican states. Accordingly, it will alliances with extremist Islamic militants in employed for generations by extremist Arab Mauritania found itself subjected to harsh be vital to support emerging powers such as several Arab countries. The Israel-UAE peace regimes to distract their people from their criticism and isolation when it announced Yemen’s southern movement, non-extremist might worsen the isolation of Ankara and own failures: that no issues in the region can the establishment of diplomatic relations with forces in Libya, and the Sovereign Council of Tehran in the region, which could, in turn, be dealt with or even acknowledged until the Israel in October 1999. Sudan — all states that have close relations with push them closer together — a likely develop- “Palestinian problem” is solved. Today, even Arab regimes that have long Abu Dhabi — so they become sufficiently stabi- ment, as their goals and positions are aligning The argument was that the Palestinian- marketed themselves as pan-Arab, such as those lized to rule their countries well and ultimately more and more. Israeli conflict takes precedence over in Syria and Algeria, declined to issue statements consider establishing relations with Israel. To many of us who grew up in the Middle everything, including domestic issues and condemning the Israel-UAE peace agree- It is essential, however, not to focus East and experienced almost daily anti-Israel the welfare of the citizens of each country. ment. Even Qatar, a foe of the UAE, kept silent on the pan-Arab aspects of any overtures rhetoric in schools and streets, the Emirati-Israeli Hard-line regimes touted the issue to silence (though Doha’s radical proxies should be closely toward Israel. The primary aim should be to declaration is an encouraging development. It voices of dissent and justify their lack of monitored). Reactions were split between those serve national interests without necessarily creates a genuine hope that the decades-long transparency and development. Arab and who openly welcomed the decision and those implying cross-border aspirations. era of Arab regimes exploiting the Palestinian Muslim leaders used the Palestinian problem who preferred not to declare a position. Unsurprisingly, it appears that Turkey problem as a tool to control their citizens and as a smokescreen behind which to conceal This pattern indicates the significant and Iran are going to do their utmost to use obstruct development and freedom is finally widespread corruption, especially among influence Emirati diplomacy has come to the Israel-UAE peace agreement to bolster coming to an end. The proclamation effectively military regimes in Arab republics. exert over many Arab capitals. Damascus, their populist capital. The Islamic Republic states that the conflict between Israel and the The balance of power has been shifting for instance, preferred to keep silent rather has never hidden its antisemitic sentiments Palestinians is a matter solely of concern to those in the region for over a decade. Both Israel than anger the Emirates, which reopened its and hostility towards GCC countries, while two parties. In a master stroke, it has rearranged and the UAE have significant political, embassy in the Syrian capital in late 2018. Erdogan’s Turkey is stoking tensions across priorities, eliminated a false pretext, and broken economic, and military clout relative to many The new Algerian president Abdelmadjid the region. Both countries will consider the with a harmful past. other countries in the Middle East, and their Tebboune also maintains good relations with Israeli-Emirati declaration — and the potential Rauf Baker is a journalist and researcher rapprochement serves to expose the duplicity Abu Dhabi and has shown no signs of bias creation of similar accords between Israel and with expertise on Europe and the Middle East. and corruption of hard-line Arab regimes. toward Turkey’s subversive role in Libya. other Arab countries — a direct threat to their A version of this article was originally As for non-Arab Islamic countries, there regional ambitions, given Turkey and Iran’s published by The BESA Center. Don’t Confuse Selective Journalistic Accuracy for Ethics character uses ‘she’ as a pronoun.” the Palestinian Authority partly rules, and Yet, strikingly, while NPR upheld its are therefore not part of what Tamimi called the TAMAR STERNTHAL promise “to rigorously challenge both the “modern-time Palestine.” Algemeiner Journal TEL AVIV claims we encounter and the assumptions we Yet, despite the clear, indisputable (USPS 927800) is published weekly bring” when it came to the pronoun prefer- geographic reality, NPR trampled on the (except for the week of Passover ence of a fictitious character, it did not extend truth, declining to correct the claims. and Succos) If you are a fictitious character, and the same courtesy to more than one million A representative from NPR‘s communi- Subscription rate $40 per year National Public Radio (NPR) has mistak- real live Israelis, of all genders and professions. cations staff demurred that the segment “was enly failed to use your preferred pronoun, rest Weeks before the Uncle Clifford pronoun a conversation with a chef about Palestinian Algemeiner Journal assured that the publicly-funded network will transgression, Palestinian chef Sami Tamimi food and culture and that was the context of the 208 E 51st Street, Suite 185 set the record straight.