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Ali Al-Awar, an expert in Israeli affairs, said that the major Israeli newspapers, such as (Israel Today), (Yediot Ahronot) and (Haaretz), all agreed that Israel failed to penetrate the Arab popular and cultural feeling, and that the World Cup in Qatar confirmed concretely that the Israeli presence is an issue. It is rejected by the Arab peoples.
Al-Awar added, in an interview with the (evening) program on Al-Jazeera Mubasher, on Sunday evening, that the manner in which Israeli correspondents and some protocol delegations were dealt with during the World Cup days confirmed that Israel “failed to know the truth regarding Arab awareness and culture,” stressing that “popular awareness Al-Arabi is once morest all forms of normalization with Israel, and this was revealed during the World Cup.
He said that the State of Qatar, by organizing the World Cup, has brought the issue of Palestine back to the global level. He stressed that “Qatar won the bet in restoring consideration to the just demands of the Palestinian people.”
Activists on social media circulated clips of Arab fans of Qatari, Saudi, Lebanese and Moroccan nationalities who refused to be interviewed by the Israeli media following the FIFA World Cup matches in Qatar.
A Japanese fan also refused to give an interview to the Israeli newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, as a continuation of the series of public rejection of the presence of the Israeli press in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Where the Israeli journalist, Raz Shashnik, wanted to interview a fan of the Japanese national team, following her team’s victory over its German counterpart, but she refused.
Majd Shaath, one of the Arab fans who refused to talk to an Israeli media, said, “All free people in the world must refuse to interview reporters working for Zionist or Israeli institutions.”
He added to the (evening) program that the lesson offered by the Arab public for not dealing with the Israelis stems from the fact that any “dialogue with these correspondents is an acknowledgment of the existence of Israel.”
He continued, saying, “The boycott and lack of dialogue with the media is a stance and weapon once morest the Israeli narrative and its promotion.”
Shaath revealed that the position of the Arab, Islamic and even international masses in the World Cup made it clear that “the Palestinian people are not alone” in their battle once morest the occupation forces. He recalled, “This is a message addressed to the Palestinians, so that they can make sure that we are with them.”