The ground shifted from underneath the feet of the Middle East as US President Donald Trump announced the normalisation of ties between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel. After the world picked up its collective jaw from the floor, opinions flew thick and fast.

Covert, overt
Mumbai's Feroze Mithiborwala, founder-national secretary, India-Palestine Solidarity Forum, said, "The UAE-Israel deal is a clear betrayal of the Palestinian cause. The Palestinians are struggling for their freedom, not an economy under an occupation!"