Tag: Qatar
Qatar and the Jews: The scandal that just won’t go away
Qatar’s foreign minister last week declared that his country will not normalize relations with Israel. And yet, not long ago, a number of American Jewish leaders visited Qatar and announced that the Qataris were becoming moderate...
Qatar restarts cash payments to Palestinians in Gaza, using UN credit cards
Palestinians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip began receiving payments on Thursday after Israel agreed to a new distribution system that includes the involvement of the United Nations.
Qatari envoy Mohammed al-Emadi said that payments of...
Qatar official rules out normalization with Israel because of ‘occupation’
Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said on Wednesday that the country has no plans to normalize relations with Israel and that the Abraham Accords agreements between Israel and Arab countries are...
Why is Israel’s government making concessions to the Palestinians?
In what appears to be a string of concessions to the Palestinians despite continuing rocket fire, violent border riots in the Gaza Strip, and Palestinian incitement and terrorism in Judea and Samaria, the Office...
Report: Palestinian banks not cooperating with Qatari deal to transfer funds to Gaza
Palestinian banks and monetary bodies are resisting a new deal reached between Qatar and the Palestinian Authority to transfer Qatari assistance to the Gaza Strip for fear of being exposed to legal action over terror-financing charges, Ynet reported...
French ambassador criticizes Lebanon’s prime minister for domestic ‘mismanagement’
French Ambassador to Lebanon Anne Grillo criticized Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab, who placed blame for his country’s economic woes on the fragile domestic situation and explosions last summer in the capital city, instead of leadership.
“What...
In UAE, Lapid says that Israel seeks more peace deals in Middle East
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said on Wednesday during his visit to the United Arab Emirates that this “is just the beginning” for peace deals in the region.
“Our hand is outstretched … I hope...
Hamas leader in Gaza demands immediate transfer of Qatari cash
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar raised demands for the immediate transfer of Qatari cash to the Gaza Strip, threatening an escalation if that failed to happen, Kan news reported on Monday evening.
Sinwar reportedly made the comments during...
New Qatari school textbooks glorify Hamas, reject peace between Israel and Arab states
Qatar prides itself on its high level of education and yet its own textbooks clearly do not meet accepted international standards, according to a new report by IMPACT-se, a research institute that analyzes schoolbooks...
Qatar offers Hamas-ruled Gaza $500 million to rebuild
Qatar’s foreign minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, announced on Wednesday that the Gulf state would give $500 million to help rebuild the Gaza Strip after an 11-day conflict with Israel.
The hostilities began on...