Qatar and Israel

Bennett calls on Netanyahu to declare Qatar an enemy state, highlight Hamas support at UNGA

Bennet said Netanyahu’s UN address would provide an opportunity to highlight what he described as Qatar’s role in supporting Hamas and its military wing.

Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a plenum session as Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett speaks in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament on May 16, 2022.
Qatar's PM and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani visits Egypt

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ICC CHIEF Prosecutor Karim Khan in The Hague.

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Is Qatar's relationship with Hamas on the rocks? - opinion

Qatar may be getting tired of mediating between Israel and Hamas; Hamas considering moving leadership elsewhere.

 TURKEY’S PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, in Istanbul, earlier this month. Reports in the media suggested that this meeting was the result of a breakdown in relations between Hamas and Qatar.

Whitewashing Qatar: The reporting from Doha is disappointing - opinion

The bottom line: Qatar is a fundamentally dangerous and disingenuous actor that falsely presents itself as an honest broker, a moderating influence, and a friend of the West, even of Israel.

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken meets with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Washington, last month. If Qatar wanted to pressure Hamas, it could have threatened to cut off funding, says the writer.

Qatar and Netanyahu trade barbs after hostage deal talks stall

“Qatar can press Hamas as no one else can. They host Hamas leaders. Hamas is dependent on them financially,” Netanyahu said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari, right.

Editor's Notes: Israel must not ignore Qatar - our only hope?

Qatar has an outstretched hand to create dialogue – let’s take it.

 QATARI AMBASSADOR to Germany H.E. Sheikh Abdulla Bin Mohammed Al Thani is interviewed by ‘Jerusalem Post’ Editor-in-Chief Zvika Klein in Berlin on Wednesday.

Gaza hostages' families consulted by Qatari-funded entities - report

A consultant who worked as a special assistant in former President Bill Clinton's administration had

 Gaza hostage families protest on Ayalon highway on January 18, 2024

Congressional reps, US Jews protest at Qatar's embassy to secure hostages

‘We must not the let the Qataris be the mediator. It is better for Egypt or Turkey to be the mediator than the Qataris. Hamas is Qatar,’ Arab expert tells Post.

 FAMILY MEMBERS, friends, and supporters of those taken hostage on October 7 by Hamas complete the final stage of their march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem last weekend.

Qatar: Extremist Israeli statements complicating hostage talks

On Monday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the French Minister of the Armed Forces that Israel had not yet received any verification that the medications had reached the hostages.

 Israeli hostages are handed over to the International Red Cross at Rafah, this past week.

Israel, Hamas agree to send medications and aid to Gaza, hostages

The medications will leave Doha on Wednesday and will then be transported to Egypt.

 Hamas terroristscelebrate after handing over hostages, who were abducted by Hamas gunmen during the October 7 attack on Israel, to the International Red Cross, as part of a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel amid a temporary truce, in an unknown location in the Gaza Strip, Novemb

Qatar, Israel talk Gaza hostage deal in secret Europe meeting - report

A senior diplomatic source revealed that the deal is expected to include children, women, and men, including three senior IDF officers who were captured by Hamas. 

KFAR AZA residents call for the release of the hostages, outside Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv yesterday.

UN chief says he will not give up appeals for ceasefire in Gaza

Guterres was speaking at the Doha Forum conference as Washington vetoed a proposed UNSC demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the war.

 United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres exits the press room after speaking at the United Nations prior to a meeting about the ongoing conflict in Gaza, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S., November 6, 2023