From Middle East Monitor:
A controversial Israeli blogger posted pictures of what he says is a recent visit to the Qatari capital of Doha, sparking a wave of anger on social networking sites.
Israeli blogger Ben Tzion, who is of Russian origin, published photographs of himself in the famous Souq Waqif in Doha, and another in the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdul Wahab Mosque.
Activists said their anger was raised when they were informed that Tzion delivered a Hebrew prayer for “love, peace, and respect between Jews and Arabs” in the mosque.
Tzion has previously caused controversy by visiting the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina and historical landmarks in Egypt and Kuwait.
Here’s Ben Tzion’s post from the mosque where he said that he prayed the Jewish Mincha (afternoon) prayer for “peace, love and respect among the Jewish and Arab nations.”
Ben Tzion also visited a famous souq and posted these:
Here’s one of many angry reactions, from Qatar Youth Against Normalization’s Twitter:
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