Egypt's World Cup coach Hossam Hassan waved a Palestinian flag on the pitch after his team’s victory over Australia in the World Cup, saying he was dedicating it to both Egyptians and Palestinians.
Palestinians are celebrating Egypt's victories, Egyptians are celebrating their supposed love of Palestinians.
One Palestinian cartoonist sees through the hypocrisy.
Dr. Alaa Al-Laqtah portrayed a Palestinian child climbing the barbed wire fence between Gaza and Egypt, his feet bloodied, crying, as he waves an Egyptian flag to celebrate. The caption says "The people of Gaza are cheering the Egyptian national team."
The world sees Arab "solidarity" with Gaza and ignores the reality: no one wants to actually help Gazans who want to leave. Egypt's wall to Gaza is much larger and more elaborate than Israel's. From the start of the Gaza war, Egypt and Jordan vowed not to let any Palestinians who wanted to flee Gaza to be allowed in their territory.
But Arab media, including most Palestinian media, don't want to rain on the "solidarity" parade, even though it is a joke. In fact, most people sharing the cartoon do not seem to realize the irony behind it.
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