Qatar Responds to Netanyahu, Cites Mediation Role for Hamas Presence
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Qatar's Deputy UN Ambassador stated that senior Hamas officials were hosted in Doha because Qatar served as a mediator between Hamas and Israel, a role U.S. officials have deemed critical. The ambassador also criticized Netanyahu's UN speech and defended Qatar's funding of American universities.
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- Qatar hosted Hamas leaders as part of its mediation role between Hamas and Israel.
- Qatar's Deputy UN Ambassador responded to Prime Minister Netanyahu's UN remarks.
- The ambassador called Qatar's mediation role critical, citing U.S. officials.
- He also criticized Netanyahu's UN speech and Qatar's university funding.
- Qatar defended its role in bringing American higher education to the Middle East.
Qatar's Deputy UN Ambassador, Hamad Al-Muftah, responded to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks at the UN, stating that senior Hamas officials were hosted in Doha due to Qatar's role as a mediator between Hamas and Israel. Al-Muftah asserted that American officials have repeatedly described Qatar's mediation role as critical.
Al-Muftah also commented on Netanyahu's UN speech, suggesting that speaking to a "half-empty room" indicated a lack of support for his message. He added that blaming Qatar for political failures does not alter facts, and that Qatar's reported funding of American universities has supported the operation of U.S. campuses in Education City, bringing American higher education to the Middle East.
Netanyahu had previously criticized Qatar's hosting of Hamas leaders, linking it to political failures. Qatar's response frames the presence of Hamas officials as a necessary function of its diplomatic efforts to facilitate negotiations involving Israel, Hamas, the U.S., and Egypt.
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