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Saudi influencer plays Israel’s national anthem on oud

The Twitter caption, in Hebrew, says: “Preparing for peace and normalization, practicing in the meantime.”

Saudi social-media influencer Mohammed Saud posted a video of him playing Israel’s national anthem “Hatikvah” on an oud, a traditional Arab instrument, on his Twitter account on July 15, 2022. Credit: MEMRI.
Saudi social-media influencer Mohammed Saud posted a video of him playing Israel’s national anthem “Hatikvah” on an oud, a traditional Arab instrument, on his Twitter account on July 15, 2022. Credit: MEMRI.

Saudi social-media influencer Mohammed Saud played Israel’s national anthem “Hatikvah” on an oud, a traditional Arab instrument, and posted it on his Twitter account on July 15.

The Twitter caption, in Hebrew, says: “Preparing for peace and normalization, practicing in the meantime,” reported the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).

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