Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the emir of Qatar, and Hamas chief Khaled Meshal. Al Jazeera
Report: Qatar Threatened To Expel Meshal If He Agreed To Cairo Truce Draft -- Haaretz
German development aid minister accuses Qatar of aiding Islamic State.
Qatar pushed Hamas to renew hostilities with Israel by threatening to expel Khaled Meshal, the chief of Hamas' political bureau, if Hamas accepted the Egyptian proposal for a long-term cease-fire, the London-based pan-Arab daily Al Hayat reported Wednesday.
An unnamed source in the Palestinian delegation to Cairo said in the report that Qatar – which, like Turkey, is considered a Hamas ally – worked to undermine the talks by pressuring Hamas officials, including Meshal, not to advance negotiations.
“Qatar, financially and politically, diplomatically and through Al Jazeera, is supporting a terrorist group,” an Israeli official said late last month. “Instead of contributing to the development of the area, they are contributing to terror in the region.”
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My Comment: Qatar must be playing a pivotal role in this conflict .... Palestinian President Abbas is flying to Qatar to meet the Emir and the leader of Hamas today.
Update: This is unsettling .... German minister accuses Qatar of funding Islamic State fighters -- Reuters
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