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| Qatar extends unprecedented invitation to Israeli FM |
| 2006-10-24 |
| In what has been labeled by some a “breakthrough” in Middle East political relations, Qatar on Tuesday extended an invitation to Israel’s Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni to visit the Arab nation for the first time. [...] Last year, relations between the two countries began to show signs of warming when the foreign minister at the time, Silvan Shalom, met with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jasam al-Thani, in New York at the United Nations headquarters. Qatar at the time revealed that it was contemplating establishing open diplomatic relations with Israel. |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #3 Qatar is where the US Air Force went after we left Saudi Arabia. The Emir had an air force base built to the top NATO survivability standards, with enough hardened aircraft bunkers for at least 100 aircraft. The Qatari air force is very small, like 20 total aircraft. We moved in, lock, stock, and barrel, and then left Saudi Arabia. The Emir is looking for backdoor deals with the Israelis, and is using Hamas as his bitch to do so. He is pimping the situation with Hamas to provide cover for his in-depth negotiations with the Israelis on weapons, equipment, and counter-terrorism training. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2006-10-24 22:19 |
| #2 Who gives a flip about Hamas? Maybe it's just cover for doing the obvious, common-sense thing. /LOL hahhahahha sorry. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2006-10-24 19:01 |
| #1 Yeah, its very nice that qatar is acting sane and trying to mediate. Good for Qatar, good for Israel. But I doubt very much that Qatar has any real sway over Hamas, so it doesnt do much at all to solve that. Either Hamas has to be crushed by force, or it has to be delivered by Damascus, in a "grand deal". |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2006-10-24 16:05 |