The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states have diverged in their reactions to what is unfolding in the occupied Palestinian territories. While some governments have focused their condemnation on developments in Jerusalem, others have expressed broader criticism of Israeli policies.

On the grassroots level, demonstrations in support of the Palestinian cause have taken place in Kuwait and Bahrain as well as Qatar. The citizens of the other three GCC countries have so far only expressed their solidarity electronically....