"The first Omani passport in Ben-Gurion." A campaign denouncing a blogger's visit to Israel

The "Omanis Against Normalization" account on Twitter denounced the visit of a blogger from the Sultanate of Oman to Israel, describing it as a betrayal of the Palestinian cause, and support for tourist offices that print with the occupying state.

Omani blogger Asmaa Al-Shehhi had posted on her Instagram account video clips of her arrival at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, and talked about the astonishment of an airport employee when he saw the "first Omani passport" at the airport.

And the Omani blogger, through the “Story” feature, published scenes from Ben Gurion Airport on her Instagram account, and commented on a sign bearing the name “Jerusalem Jerusalem,” saying, “Jerusalem is called Jerusalem from the first tribe that inhabited it, and they are the Canaanites.”

The “Omanis Against Normalization” account said that the Omani activist’s visit to Israel violates Omani law, and the Omani Shura Council approved, in December of last year, the referral of a draft proposal to amend Article 1 of the Boycott of Israel Law, issued by Royal Decree No. 9/72. To the specialized committees to toughen dealing with the Israeli occupation.

According to the "Omanis Against Normalization" account, Asmaa Al-Shehhi resides in the UAE, from which she started her visit to Israel.

Social media activists interacted with the tweet of the "Omanis Against Normalization" account, and the overwhelming majority of the tweets denounced what the Omani activist had done, and many said that Asmaa Al Shehhi is not a well-known figure in the Sultanate, and that her act does not represent the positions of the people of this Gulf country that has no ties. official with Israel.

It represents itself, it does not represent the Sultanate of Oman or the people of Oman

. We as peoples are against normalization.

We are with the State of Palestine and the absence of a usurping state called Israel

. Yes, the removal of Israel from all Arab countries.

I hope that when Oman returns, the state will take legal measures.

- hilal al rujaibi (@omani_alrujaibi) February 4, 2023

And the Omani tweeter, Issa Al-Balushi, wrote, "We will visit Jerusalem with editors, not printers. Rest assured, this is not Omani. Just for excitement, it claimed to be Omani. As for the authentic Omani, his first issue is Jerusalem, Palestine, and its liberation."