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Qatar has become a leading player in diplomatic negotiations surrounding the violence between Israel and Hamas. The country funds Hamas but talks with Western countries that support Israel, notably the United States.
At the peace summit organized on Saturday October 21 in Cairo (Egypt), he arrived crowned with a first success. Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, wants to make his voice heard. His country hopes to resolve the crisis between Israel and Hamas. How did Qatar become essential? The country talks with everyone, the United States, France, but also Hamas, whose leaders are hosted in Doha. On October 7, some members were there during the attacks in Israel, and it is these Hamas men that Qatar is putting pressure on.
Qatar, economic support of Gaza
According to our information, the United States asked Qatar to intervene from the first hours of the conflict. Because the emir has a formidable weapon: money. It is he who finances aid to Gazans, with billions of dollars channeled by the United Nations. Qatar pays salaries and reconstruction after bombings, but does it indirectly finance terrorism? The emirate has always defended itself. If Qatar were to abandon Hamas, the movement could only turn towards Iran. Too dangerous a choice, Westerners judge today.