Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
’s prime minister accused Israel of "state terrorism
... any action taken by a non-Moslem state that constrains the violent impulses of Moslems or their allies ...
," and said its attack in Doha last week targeting Hamas
..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,...
’s leaders was "an attack on the principle of mediation itself," but nevertheless vowed to continue efforts to reach a ceasefire.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, who is also Qatar’s foreign minister, made the remarks at a preparatory session on Sunday for the emergency Arab-Islamic summit in Doha, which was called for Monday in the wake of last week’s bombing. Israel has defended the September 9 strike, even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted that it was not successful.
At Sunday’s meeting, foreign ministers of the participating nations came together to write a draft resolution to be adopted the following day. Thani, whose government has acted as a key mediator in ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about
oppressionand
disproportionate response...
, stressed that the moment had come for consequences to Israel’s attacks in the wider Middle East.
"This attack can only be described as state terrorism, an approach pursued by the current Death Eater Israeli government, which flouts international law," he said. "The reckless and treacherous Israeli aggression was committed while the state of Qatar was hosting official and public negotiations, with the knowledge of the Israeli side itself, and with the aim of achieving a ceasefire in Gaza."
Nevertheless, he said, Israel’s "practices" will not stop Doha’s mediation efforts with Egypt and the US to end the war in Gaza.
He added, in footage later released from Sunday’s closed-door meeting, "It is time for the international community to stop applying double standards and punish Israel for all the crimes it has committed."
The draft resolution that emerged from Sunday’s meeting, which was seen by Rooters, did not mention any diplomatic or economic moves against Israel, but warned that its activity threatens the normalization of ties. The resolution may change before the leaders meet in Doha on Monday.
An excerpt of the draft resolution seen by Rooters said that "the brutal Israeli attack on Qatar and the continuation of Israel’s hostile acts, including genocide, ethnic cleansing, starvation, siege and colonizing activities and expansion policies threaten prospects of peace and coexistence in the region."
These actions threaten "everything that has been achieved on the path of normalizing ties with Israel including current agreements and future ones," according to the draft, which was drawn up by foreign ministers meeting ahead of the summit.
Five years ago this week Israel normalized ties with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain under the Abraham Accords, and later forged deals with Morocco and Sudan
...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
. Israel has long been pursuing normalization with Saudi Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula, largely made up of sand and oil rigs. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual haj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Formerly dictatorial and steeped in Olde Tyme Religion, deferring to Salafist holy men on all issues, it has now done a 180 and is making a serious effort to modernize, so as not to be left in the sand by its Gulf Arab neighbors. The holy men have been shoved to the background and the nation is now still dictatorial but somewhat rational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start..., though it has remained elusive.
On the eve of the summit, President Isaac Herzog called on Israel not to neglect its relationships with its regional allies.
There are many countries, he said at the national memorial ceremony for deceased Israeli presidents and prime ministers, "with whom, alongside disagreements, sometimes very deep disagreements, and even positions I strongly reject, Israel has extensive and significant ties with these countries, including important economic ties."
Herzog stressed that Israel "must act diplomatically and with public diplomacy, with purpose and determination, not neglecting any arena, speaking with everyone, and being proactive. We must not forsake our ties. We must not burn our bridges."
Israel must not "accept the isolation our enemies seek to impose upon us," he said. At the same time, he acknowledged that "Israel has never experienced such hostility. Certainly not in the most strategic and influential arenas. The hatred of Israel is rearing its ugly head with full force."
Though Herzog did not mention any countries by name, a source in his office said that he is referring first and foremost to the UAE.
The attack last week on Hamas officials was broadly condemned by international leaders, including US President Donald Trump
...The Hero of Butler, Pennsylvania...
and Secretary of State Marco Rubio
...The diminutive 13-year-old Republican U.S. Senator from Florida, Secretary of State in the second Trump administration...
, who is currently visiting Israel. But the strike, which Hamas says killed five of its members but not its leadership, has prompted US-allied Gulf Arab states to close ranks with American and Israeli adversaries.
The emergency summit brings together members of the Arab League
...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing...
and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. The event aims to send a message that "Qatar is not alone... and that Arab and Islamic states stand by it," Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit told the London-based Asharq al-Awsat newspaper.
Among the leaders attending will be leaders from some of Israel’s chief regional nemeses, including Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Ottoman Turkish President His Enormity, Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First
...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really more important...
was also expected to attend, Ottoman Turkish media reported.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani will be there, and Paleostinian Authority President the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas
...aka Abu Mazen, a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial. While no Yasser Arafat, he has his own brand of evil, just a little more lowercase....
...Crown Prince and modernizer of Saudi Arabia as of 2016. The Turks hate him, so he must be all right, despite the occasional brutal murder of Qatar-owned journalists...
, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, would attend, though he visited Qatar earlier this week in a show of neighborly solidarity.
Hamas politburo member Bassem Naim said the terror group, whose October 7, 2023, attack on Israel sparked the Gaza war, hoped the summit would produce "a decisive and unified Arab-Islamic position" and "clear and specific measures" on Israel and the war.
Qatar, an energy-rich nation on the Arabian Peninsula that hosted the 2022 World Cup and is home to a large American military base, long has served as an intermediary in conflicts. For years, it has hosted Hamas’s politicianship at the request of the US, providing a channel for Israel to negotiate with the terror group.
Israel does not have formal relations with Qatar. But its eyes will be on the UAE. On Friday, the UAE summoned the deputy Israeli ambassador over the attack and subsequent remarks by Netanyahu, which it described as hostile.
The UAE has described Qatar’s stability as an "inseparable part of the security and stability of the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council," which includes Saudi Arabia. It also recently barred Israel from the Dubai Airshow and has reportedly considered closing its embassy in Tel Aviv.
It recently threatened to reevaluate its ties with Israel over another issue, calls for Israel to annex parts of the West Bank. An envoy for the UAE told The Times of Israel that annexation would constitute a "red line" that would "end regional integration."