Kuwaiti inventor Jenan Al-Shehab has cancelled her upcoming appearance at the Dubai Expo 2020 in response to the exhibition holding an “Israel Day” pavilion. The pavilion is meant to showcase UAE-Israel ties following the two countries’ normalisation of relations in September 2020 and was billed as reflecting “the openness in which Israel embraces innovation, culture, diversity and collaboration with our partners” in the UAE. Palestinians have condemned the UAE-Israel normalisation agreement, saying that it rewards Israel while it continues to occupy the West Bank and besiege the Gaza Strip an…