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Qatar Must Not Be Allowed to Play Any Role in Gaza
Khaled Abu Toameh
July 3, 2025

…Qatar’s longtime financial and political support for Hamas is one of the reasons the terror group managed to stay in power and carry out countless terrorist attacks against Israel over the past two decades…Qatar’s foreign ministry released a statement on October 7, 2023, holding “Israel alone responsible” for Hamas’s massacres. The ministry ignored Hamas’s war crimes and accused Israel of violating international law….Qatar has never abandoned its goal of promoting the Muslim Brotherhood and its affiliates, including Hamas. Anyone who watches Al-Jazeera (in Arabic) can see that the Gulf state and its media outlets are fully mobilized in favor of Islamist Jihadis engaged in terrorism against Israel and the West. Qatar will doubtless once again use humanitarian aid as a tool to ensure Hamas’s continued rule over the Gaza Strip. This patronage will pave the way for more October 7-style massacres. Qatar cannot be allowed to play any role in the administration of the Gaza Strip. READ MORE

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