MUSCAT (Dispatches) -- Oman’s lower house of parliament voted to expand its Israel boycott law, amid speculation in the Zionist regime’s press that certain restrictions could be lifted.
The Majlis al-Shura, or Consultative Assembly, voted to amend the first clause of its Israel boycott law to include any sports, cultural or economic contact. The amendment also specifically bans in-person or online interaction with Zionists.
Assembly Vice-President Yaaqoub al-Harethi explained that the amendment will “expand the criminalization and expand the boycott” of the occupying regime of Israel, according to WAF news agency’s Twitter account.
The law in its current form bans interaction with “the Zionist entity” for private and public figures.
The amendment now moves to debate by the Majlis legislative committee before a final vote.
On Sunday, Israeli media outlets speculated that the boycott debate may be tied to Israeli efforts to secure Omani authorization for civilian overflights of the country.
Earlier this year, Saudi Arabia — which also has no ties with Israel — allowed the occupying regime to use its airspace, but Oman has held out against doing so, which means Zionist flights to Asia must still take a much longer route.
Later attempts by the Biden administration to push the Omani government to allow Israeli flights to use its airspace have not borne fruit so far, the Times of Israeli reported.
Currently, Omani law prohibits citizens from making contact with entities or individuals based in Occupied Palestine directly or through mediators, for any purpose.
Oman and the occupying regime of Israel have no official diplomatic relations, though the Persian Gulf country has been floated by the Zionist media as a potential nation to join the Abraham Accords with Israel, following the