The Israeli government has asked to pressure Dubai for the death sentence of an Israeli

Lawyer for Israeli woman on death row in UAE for possession of half a kilogram of cocaine says she urges Israeli government to exert diplomatic pressure on Gulf state over case , noting other instances where the government has done so.

“The family contacted me yesterday and I am turning to the Israeli authorities to use their abilities vis-à-vis the authorities in Dubai. The last Prime Minister brought in an Israeli plane [a woman] convicted in Russia and therefore the state has the ability to intervene,” lawyer Tammy Ulman told Kan, referring to Naama Issachar, an Israeli woman sentenced to prison for carrying a small amount of marijuana during a stopover in Moscow. Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used Issachar’s spell to show off his diplomatic abilities to voters, even making an unscheduled stopover in Moscow to fly her home, after Israeli media slammed her into a cause famous.

Fidaa Kiwan, a 43-year-old Haifa resident who owns a photography studio, reportedly came to Dubai to work at the invitation of a Palestinian acquaintance a year ago. She was arrested soon after, on March 17, 2021, after a search of her apartment revealed the presence of drugs, the Ynet news site reported. She claimed the drugs were not hers and her local lawyer should appeal the decision.

Fidaa Kiwan (Courtesy)

An anonymous friend speaking to Ynet also compares his case to that of Issachar.

“For Fidaa, we heard no condemnation, there was no help. They abandoned her until she was sentenced to death,” says the friend.

Issachar’s family had also complained about the lack of help from the government until they turned to the media.

The Foreign Office said “the matter is known and we are handling it through the consular service and our representatives in the Emirates.”