Offensive anti-Palestinian tweets have been found trending under the Arabic hashtag "Palestine is not my cause", which many believe was launched in response to a cartoon by a Palestinian artists which apparently insults Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.
Some believe the Saudi regime has teamed up with Israel to disseminate posts aimed at promoting a public smear campaign against Palestinians and their supporters; thus delegitimising the Palestinian cause.
According to The Jerusalem Post, a Palestinian political analyst in Ramallah, said: "There's no doubt that several people from Saudi Arabia are behind this campaign. It's also obvious they are receiving help from Israeli activists."
No, it isnt for all Arabs. Arab nationalism belongs to the past. It is your cause and your problem. We have always supportrd palestinans in the past but it is very clear now that palestinians dont want the best for our country, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, so yes #فلسطين_ليست_قضيتي
— Jojo 🇸🇦🇸🇦 (@Jojo96669039) April 23, 2020
#فلسطين_ليست_قضيتي sorry but you guys brought it upon yourselves, we have sympathized with you emotionally and financially but all we got is wishes for our countries distraction, you are very ungrateful!! I can't sympathize with your cause anymore, I am out of ****s to give.
— خ و ل ة 💍♥️ (@lilmissmeow1992) April 22, 2020
In addition to illustrations showing a Palestinian mother feeding her baby using a bottle labelled: "Hatred and Treachery," the hashtag consists of tweets accusing Palestinians of being untrustworthy, ungrateful, full of hatred and engaging in incitement against Saudi Arabia.
#فلسطين_ليست_قضيتي ولا تعنيني بشي لا من قريب ولا من بعيد يحلون مشاكلهم مع اسيادهم الاسرائيليين
اللي باعوها لهم ويبي يدخلونا في مشاكلهم .
اليهود ما جبروهم سبيعون اراضيهم اليهود حصلو خونه واشترو منهم شراء pic.twitter.com/4X1qCuQ9kd— مشاري (@alrajhi777777) April 23, 2020
#فلسطين_ليست_قضيتي
Basically Palestinian have sold their lands to jews and at the end they keep blaming Saudi Arabia !? pic.twitter.com/k4As0NUxnq— بدر الفدا (@BADRKF) April 23, 2020
#فلسطين_ليست_قضيتي : Yup, it is not my case and I don't care about them. They keep playing the 'victim' and they 'enjoy' being pathetic and weak.
— فطيمْ💙🕊 (@f6aim_9) April 23, 2020
#فلسطين_ليست_قضيتي pic.twitter.com/LUDgoavzhA
— فهد الجبيري (@faljubairi) April 21, 2020
A post by a Saudi user named Mohamed Alsalboukhi, who has over 24,000 followers accuses Palestinians of being untrustworthy and "selling" their land to Jews.
READ: Saudi Arabia's persecution of Palestinians in the Kingdom is treacherous
He added in a another post: "What did Saudi Arabia benefit from supporting the Palestinian cause decades ago and after paying millions and building in Palestine and some Palestinians come to attack Saudi Arabia … the game is over and no one laughs at us with empty words."
Who sold Palestine is your people
Whoever lost Jerusalem is your people and directs its arrows against the Arab states and leaves those who seized your land#فلسطين_قضيتي #فلسطين_ليست_قضيتي https://t.co/P1QXFYOxxW https://t.co/ZaOEcEZonc— محمد الصلبوخي 🇸🇦 Mohamed Alsalboukhi (@MS7_2006) April 23, 2020
#فلسطين_ليست_قضيتي : Yup, it is not my case and I don't care about them. They keep playing the 'victim' and they 'enjoy' being pathetic and weak.
— فطيمْ💙🕊 (@f6aim_9) April 23, 2020
Palestinian-Saudi relations have publicly been on edge for almost two years, mainly over the kingdom's close ties with US President Donald Trump's administration and Riyadh's apparent normalisation of ties with Israel.
The crisis between the two sides reached its peak when the Trump administration unveiled its controversial "deal of the century". Saudi Arabia was one of the main supporters of the plan, which saw Israel given full rights to Jerusalem and the Palestinians seeing the land offered to them dwindling.
Others hit back at the hashtag and launched "Palestine is my cause", setting the record straight and advocating for standing together against initiatives that seek to suffocate Palestinians, such as this smear campaign.
This hashtag is the most obvious evidence that shows the huge amount of brainwashing the arabs have suffered .. SHAME #فلسطين_ليست_قضيتي
— Mohamad Badi (@MohamadQap) August 4, 2015
This is not the issue of the Palestinian people alone. It is the cause of the entire Islamic nation#فلسطين_قضيتي pic.twitter.com/9aANC8obaE
— Samy 🇵🇸🇵🇸 (@Samy93311820) April 23, 2020
احتلوا الأرض
وسرقوا الثروات ,ونسبوا التراث الهم في بعض الدول
مهمتهم الاساسية التفرقة ليعشوا ويستوطنوا الأرض
والآن بيكتبوا باسم ابناء الاسلام لينزعوا الفتنة بين أهل فلسطين و أهل السعودية الكرام
#فلسطين_قضيتي— رشا محمود رزقه #غزة (@rashamrizqa) April 21, 2020
من هنا من عاصمه الشموخ اليماني صنعاء فلسطين قضيتي الاولئ وقضيه كل شريف في وطننا العربي فلسطين هي من تدافع عن شرف الأمه و كرامه العرب فلسطين هي ماتبقئ للعرب من شرف ومن يتنصل اليوم مشكوك في عروبته واسلامه #فلسطين_قضيتي
— امير عبيد Y🇾🇪E (@AmirObaid3) April 21, 2020
Some of the posts denounced Bin Salman as a "Zionist" due to Saudi's receding support for the Palestinian cause and his pursuing normalisation with Israel.
Journalist Majed Abdel Hadi, defended the Palestinian people, and confirmed Palestinians stand as the first line of defence ahead of a Zionist invasion targeting all Arab countries in a battle that has continued for 70 years.
He wrote: "But you will find the 'Zionists brothers' who give him riyals that they paid one day to support him. Then they falsely accuse him of selling his land, to justify their leaders' collusion with Israel in Judaizing Jerusalem."
يقف الفلسطيني في خط الدفاع الأول أمام غزو صهيوني يستهدف بلاد العرب كلها، ويبذل دمه في المعركة المستمرة منذ 70 سنة، لكنك ستجد "الأشقاء المتصهينين" يمنون عليه بريالات دفعوها يوماً لدعمه، ثم يتهمونه زوراً ببيع أرضه، ليبرروا تواطؤ قادتهم مع إسرائيل في تهويد القدس.#فلسطين_قضيتي
— ماجد عبد الهادي Majed Abdulhadi (@majedabdulhadi) April 22, 2020
Egyptian activist Ahmed Al-Baqri affirmed that Palestine is subjected to fierce attacks targeting land and history, stating: "One day, the free state of Palestine will join the rest of the people, despite the enemies' enemies and their allies."
ما تتعرض له #فلسطين بشكل عام ومدينة القدس بشكل خاص من هجمة شرسة تستهدف الأرض والتاريخ، ما هو إلا محاولة لمحو الهوية الوطينة والإسلامية بكافة أشكالها.
يوما ما ستنضم دولة #فلسطين الحرة إلى باقي الشعوب، رغم أنف الأعداء وحلفائهم.
#فلسطين_قضيتي❤️— أحمد البقري (@AhmedElbaqry) April 22, 2020
Many have also warned of the dangerous shift of Saudi officials adopting the Israeli narrative, which is raising serious concerns about the future for Palestine.
الذي أنشأ هاشتاق #فلسطين_ليست_قضيتي هم مجموعة (حنشل) ، لا يمثلون رأي الشعوب المسلمة!
ومن ينادي يقول: #فلسطين_قضيتي يرى أن القضية دين ليست سياسة ، وسينصرون القضية حتى لو تخاذل أو قصّر أحد من أهل فلسطين..!
🔺لاتتعجبوا❗️
(فمن ينشر الرذيلة في مجتمعه ويبيع شرفه ، يبيع الأقصى وأهلها) pic.twitter.com/nJeHfXbsOA— مصلح العلياني (@Musleh_olyani) April 22, 2020
Shame on Saudi people, now they drop any pretence of caring for Palestinian issue with shameless trends like #فلسطين_ليست_قضيتي
Most shameless creatures ever, while holding the two holy cities as hostage negotiating with the Zionists secretly, may Allah strike them down.
— احتشام (@balai_dafa) April 23, 2020
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