I haven’t seen Muslims rejoicing at Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain or Oman being attacked by Iran, despite ALL of them hosting U.S. military bases.
However, I am seeing Muslims, including Palestinians, rejoicing at the UAE being attacked by Iran.
Maybe, just maybe, this is why:
- The UAE is spearheading normalisation with Israel under the ‘Abraham Accords’.
mecouncil.org/blog_posts/five-...…
- The UAE has destabilised and is fuelling secessionist civil wars and strife in Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Sudan.
bloomberg.com/news/features/20...…
- The UAE provided military intelligence and support to Israel during the Gaza genocide.
5pillarsuk.com/2026/01/15/uae-...…
- Emirati companies purchased Palestinian land for Israelis.
middleeasteye.net/news/uae-pal...…
- The UAE’s $2.3 billion deal with Israeli arms company Elbit Systems.
jpost.com/defense-and-tech/art...…
- The UAE funded far-right Islamophobic figures, groups and think tanks across Europe.
europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docum...…
- The UAE is a safe haven for and regularly courts Zionists and blasphemers of the Prophet Muhammad.
newarab.com/analysis/uaes-incr...…
- The UAE hosts the hedge fund company (Legatum) that funds the anti-Muslim, Islamophobic news channel @GBNEWS.
pressgazette.co.uk/news/pro-br...…
- The UAE plotted with Israel to blockade Qatar.
dohanews.co/probe-exposes-uae-...…
- Emirati elite were deeply linked with Jeffrey Epstein (Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayman, Hind Al-Owais).
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce82xg...…
- Prominent Emirati “influencers” on X are unashamed Zionists who deform Islam and whitewash Israeli crimes against Palestinians.
x.com/aijamayrock/status/20212...…