[NEWARAB] Kuwaiti media personality Fajr al-Saeed has reportedly been detained for 21 days pending trial after publicly advocating for normalising relations with Israel, according to Arabic media reports on Wednesday. | Nouveau riche Kuwaitis have to be more pure and hateful than anyone else. Their female news readers are supposed to argue for husbands getting war booty concubines upon which to relieve their urges, not cozy up to that uppity Zionist entity. |
Al-Saeed is set to appear before a detention renewal judge in the coming days, where her release on bail may be considered.
Legal proceedings are expected to continue in the coming weeks. The New Arab has approached Kuwait's Ministry of Interior for comment.
Al-Saeed sparked controversy nationwide for her outspoken support for normalising ties with Israel, which included a 2019 interview on Israeli television and subsequent tweets advocating for such relations.
In her interview with Israel's Kan public broadcaster, she defended her views, stating: "I didn't suddenly establish normalisation. It's not like I arrived at Ben Gurion Airport, entered Israel, and declared, 'Let's normalise relations.' I expressed a wish and a hope. You can take it or leave it, but it's my personal opinion."