The Prime Minster of Qatar, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, declares “we don’t have a war with Israel.” However, in his view, Israel must bow to the demands of Qatar, as well as those of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Another term for Al-Thani’s approach is diplomatic bullying, which is nothing short of hostile. While Al-Thani calls Israel “occupiers,” he demands that the Jewish state withdraw from “the West Bank, Gaza and the Golan Heights.” The latter is a highly strategic point militarily. Qatar also demands “the establishment of a Palestinian state with a capital in East Jerusalem.”
Never mind Palestinian aggression and the persistent Palestinian jihad against the state of Israel. The founding document of every major Palestinian political organization calls for the obliteration of Israel from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea.
It is also worthwhile to remember that Qatar is a key supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood, of which Hamas is an offshoot. Qatar is trying to play the world for fools as it attempts to make Israel out to be the problem.
“Qatari prime minister says his nation does not ‘have a war with Israel,’” Times of Israel, August 27, 2023:
The prime minister of Qatar said on Friday that his country does not “have a war with Israel,” but stressed that the Jewish state must reach a peace deal with the Palestinians.
Asked about a potential Saudi-US-Israeli deal at a Q&A session following a speech in Singapore, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said that Qatar’s position on any such agreement has remained consistent for years.
“We didn’t hear anything officially about any talks on Saudi-Israel, but at the end of the day, Qatar maintains the same position, that foreign policy decisions of each member states of the GCC — it’s based on their own assessment, on their own evaluation,” said Al-Thani, referring to the Gulf Cooperation Council, a body which also includes Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, who established diplomatic ties with Israel in 2020 under the Abraham Accords.
The prime minister said Qatar believes the best way forward is 2001’s Saudi-led Arab Peace Initiative, which offered normalization between Israel and the Arab world if Israel withdrew from the West Bank, Gaza and the Golan Heights and allowed the establishment of a Palestinian state with a capital in East Jerusalem.
“At the end of the day, we don’t have a war with Israel, the Israelis have an occupation over the Palestinians,” Al-Thani added. “So any agreement [of an Arab nation] with the Israelis doesn’t represent peace, the peace [could be] represented only between them and the Palestinians.”
Qatar and Israel do not currently have any diplomatic relations. Last year, however, the two nations cooperated to allow Israeli visitors to attend the World Cup soccer tournament, including allowing the first-ever direct charter flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Doha…..
࿗Infidel࿘ says
That’s why when Vivek mentioned Qatar as one of the countries w/ which Israel should do Abraham Accords ver 2, I disagreed. It’s worth expanding Israel’s peace agreements, but they’ll still need military backing from the US against not just Iran, but Qatar, Turkey, the Palis and maybe even Jordan, which has been quietly turning back to the policies it had before King Hussein
VictorMc says
Another moron. Why publish this meaningless rot?
Mable Mullins says
Qatari prime minister’s saying, “Hey, we’re not in a war with Israel, but peace needs to be sorted with the Palestinians.” They’re all about each Gulf Cooperation Council member making their own choices based on what they see fit. And they’re not forgetting the Arab Peace Initiative from back in 2001, which laid out the path for peace if Israel steps back from some areas and lets a Palestinian state take shape. Bottom line: Qatar isn’t after a war, but they’re all for true peace talks involving both Israel and Palestine. It’s a clear-as-day message. ?️
Hanaar Allen says
Qatar has served as a mediator for conflict resolution and peace negotiations. With time, their friendship with Israel will certainly grow. ?
Bazz says
The real occupiers of Israel and the rest of that area of Mesopotamia are the Arabs who invaded in the 8th century.
They have been brainwashed in those brainwash centres called mosques to think that area was always Arab, it was not so.
The Jews lived there for some thousands of years. So how can they possibly be called occupiers ?