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the UAE-Israel normalisation deal (2020)

Cited in 7 segments across 2 recordings · 2020 to 2021 · event/event:uae-israel-normalisation-2020

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17 May 2021video LatestAre Bin Bayyah and Hamza Yusuf to blame for the UAE's deal with Israel? No, in Mufti Abu Layth's view: the UAE's ruler does not take direction from scholars, Bin Bayyah is said to have disliked the treaty while deferring to the ruler's decision, and Hamza Yusuf had nothing to do with it. He opens with condolences for the losses in Gaza. Lessonthe UAE-Israel normalisation deal (2020)Donald TrumpShaykh Abdullah bin BayyahHamza Yusuf machine3 min 58 s1:22on YouTube
17 May 2021video Has the UAE's recognition of Israel brought any peace? No: Mufti Abu Layth says two weeks of bombardment followed the deal, so it is not a solution. He calls Israel a terrorist state at the state level, with war crimes documented by the UN and academics such as Chomsky and Finkelstein, and stresses this is not antisemitism. Lessonposition checkedthe UAE-Israel normalisation deal (2020)United NationsNoam ChomskyNorman Finkelstein machine3 min 57 s4:00on YouTube
17 May 2021video Why does Mufti Abu Layth compare the Palestinian situation to facing a knife? His escrima teacher's rule was to run from a knife and fight only when running is impossible, and he applies it to an enemy that will not back down. He repeats that the UAE deal has brought nothing and that Bin Bayyah and Hamza Yusuf should not be blamed for it. Lessonthe UAE-Israel normalisation deal (2020)Shaykh Abdullah bin BayyahHamza Yusuf machine3 min 57 s18:30on YouTube
24 Aug 2020Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Opening: a Sunday-night stream past midnight and tonight's plan Housekeeping: Mufti Abu Layth opens the stream and lists tonight's topics, including David Wood tearing the Quran, the UAE-Israel deal and a quarrel with a critic. AnnouncementDavid WoodMohammed Hijabthe UAE-Israel normalisation deal (2020)Farid [?] machine6 min 44 s0:24on YouTube
24 Aug 2020Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Are Abdullah bin Bayyah and Hamza Yusuf to blame for the UAE-Israel deal? Mufti Abu Layth says it is unfair to blame Abdullah bin Bayyah and Hamza Yusuf for the UAE-Israel deal, since the UAE's ruler does not care what scholars think. Lessonthe UAE-Israel normalisation deal (2020)Abdullah bin BayyahHamza YusufDonald Trump machine4 min 30 s1:41:10on YouTube
24 Aug 2020Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Will the UAE-Israel deal bring peace to Palestine? Mufti Abu Layth says the UAE deal is not a solution, since it has brought no peace while Israel, acting as a terrorist state, keeps bombing Gaza. Lessonposition checkedthe UAE-Israel normalisation deal (2020)Noam ChomskyNorman FinkelsteinHamas machine3 min 36 s1:45:40on YouTube
24 Aug 2020Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Is defending the holy land worth Palestinian lives? Mufti Abu Layth says human life comes before any holy place and that Muslims must accept the fight against Israel is lost. Lessonposition checkedreport: the honour of a muslim is greater than the kaabareport: the whole earth has been made a masjid for meKaabaAbdullah bin Bayyah machine6 min 27 s1:57:06on YouTube