JERUSALEM POST
Omani blogger visits Israel, causing an uproar in the Arab world
Maariv Online
February 5, 2023

Arab social networks are in turmoil after the visit of the Omani blogger Asmaa Al-Shehhi to Israel. The blogger, who lives in the United Arab Emirates, posted videos on her Instagram account when she arrived at Ben Gurion Airport. In the video that caused an uproar, she filmed the entrance gate to the country where Israeli flags appeared and said that “the employees of the place were shocked when they first saw a passport from the Sultanate of Oman.” As a result, many Twitter users condemned it and saw it as “normalization” with Israel. READ MORE