It was only a few years ago that Oman and Israel were so close that the Gulf State was expected to be the next in line, after Sudan, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, and Morocco, to join the Abraham Accords. Times have changed.
On Friday, Oman’s parliament outlawed any ties or interactions with Israel, “the Zionist entity.” The details are still sketchy, but the application of the new law appears to be far-reaching—even including Zoom meetings.
“The brothers, Your Excellencies, looked at the development taking place, whether it was technical, cultural, economic or sports, and proposed additional amendments that include severing any economic, sports or cultural relations and prohibiting dealing in any way or means, whether it was a real meeting, an electronic meeting or something else, ” said Yaqoub Al-Harithi, Omani parliament vice president, talking about the scope of the…
