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Antony Blinken began a tour of the Middle East after Hamas’s attack on Israel. Shadow work, influence and power. Explanations.
Antony Blinken visited seven countries in the space of a few hours, each time with the same question: “Who can still put pressure on Hamas?” In American strategy, there is an essential passage: Doha, in Qatar. If America is turning to Qatar, it is because it has been financing major projects in Gaza for years.
A mediator profile
And Qatar recently acted as intermediary between the United States and Iran to free American prisoners. The ideal profile to play mediator. Another country could be tempted to position itself: Saudi Arabia. Crown Prince Mohammed Ben Salman has been working in recent months to normalize relations with Israel, and his finances are almost unlimited. “The Saudis have the money to invest in Gaza, but also to impose their conditions on the Israelis by encouraging them to make concessions”, according to John B. Alterman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
According to information from France Télévisions, the first channels of communication have been opened between Hamas and the West.