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We Are Living in Strange Times when the People Working Hard for Middle East Peace Are Persecuted

(X) Dalia Ziada - For four days now, I have been under the attack of Egyptian social media and traditional media. What is my crime? A photo that I created in two minutes using AI of four women from the Middle East (Arab, Iranian, Israeli, and Turkish) who are sitting happily together, drinking coffee, and smiling peacefully. The campaign against me reached its peak when an official request to revoke my citizenship was submitted to the ministerial cabinet in Egypt. They want to strip me of my Egyptian citizenship and identity because I am calling for peace in the Middle East! Sixteen months ago, I had to flee Egypt, running for my life from radical Islamists who wanted to kill me for not being a good Muslim, a moral assassination by state-supervised media outlets, and several legal claims accusing me of committing high treason and spying for the Israeli Mossad. What was my crime then? Condemning Hamas's horrific terrorist attack on Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, 2023, and supporting Israel's right to defend its people against an act of terrorism. We are living in strange times when people practicing antisemitism and radicalism are so loud and proud, while the people working hard for Middle East peace are persecuted and despised! In case the Egyptian government goes crazy and decides to revoke my citizenship, I just want them to know: Your repetitive acts of injustice against me only make me stronger! The writer, an Egyptian scholar, is a Senior Fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs.
2025-04-06 00:00:00
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