Doha, Qatar – The prime minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, has referred to as for inclusive engagement, together with with non-state actors such because the Palestinian group Hamas, as the one viable path to regional peace.
Talking to United States journalist Tucker Carlson on Sunday on the Doha Discussion board, Sheikh Mohammed stated you can’t resolve or attain an answer “in case you have nobody chatting with non-state actors”.
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The beginning of Qatar’s relationship with Hamas goes again greater than 10 years, he stated, including that opening the group’s workplace within the nation got here on the request of the US, aiming to boost communications with the armed group.
“Once they [Hamas] moved their workplace again in 2012 right here [Qatar], it was used just for communication and to facilitate ceasefires and help to Gaza,” Sheikh Mohammed, who can be the overseas minister, stated.
Qatar has additionally hosted the Taliban’s political workplace since 2013, in the course of the group’s struggle with the US and the previous Afghan authorities. The workplace was additionally established at Washington’s request to create a venue for potential peace negotiations.
Sheikh Mohammed refuted allegations that any cash going to Gaza went to Hamas, insisting it goes to the Palestinian folks.
“Politicians are attempting to make use of this for short-term political beneficial properties … to gasoline their narratives,” the prime minister said.
“All our help, financing, and all our assist … went to the folks in Gaza, and was a really clear course of that the US could be very conscious of … [and] Israel was the one facilitating.
“This communication has led to ceasefires, has led to the discharge of hostages, has led to assuaging the struggling of the folks over there,” he added.
Israeli assault on Qatar ‘unethical’
Discussing Israel’s surprising assault on Qatar in September, Sheikh Mohammed described it as an “unethical transfer”.
“The idea of mediation is like having a secure place for conflicted events to realize a deal, to finish wars and to finish conflicts,” he stated.
“The mediator being bombed by one of many events – this has been unprecedented.”
The prime minister revealed that US President Donald Trump was caught off guard by Israel’s actions.
“President Trump was very clear from the start… When he was knowledgeable in regards to the assault, he assigned one in every of his advisers to succeed in out to us instantly. He expressed his frustration, his disappointment, as a result of he is aware of the whole lot in regards to the course of and the way useful we have been all through,” he stated.
“He made it very clear for everybody that that is just like the pink line, that he doesn’t need anybody to cross.”
Reconstructing Gaza
On the reconstruction of a devastated Gaza, following Israel’s ongoing two-year genocidal war, Sheikh Mohammed stated Qatar would “proceed supporting the Palestinian folks”.
“We are going to do no matter to alleviate their struggling,” he emphasised.
Nevertheless, he stated Qatar “is not going to write the cheque for what others destroyed”.
“Relating to the Russia-Ukraine battle, we hear that Russia ought to fund all of the reconstruction, and their belongings needs to be seized to fund all of the reconstruction of Ukraine,” he identified. “[But] when you find yourself speaking about Israel … and also you say that Israel has the duty to rebuild what’s destroyed, they’ll inform you no. It’s actually a really ironic double customary.
“Our place is that our funds will go solely to assist the Palestinian folks, if we see that the assistance coming to them is inadequate,” Sheikh Mohammed added.
Based on UN estimates, 92 percent of all residential buildings in Gaza have been broken or destroyed since Israel’s struggle on the besieged enclave started on October 7, 2023, producing between 55-60 million tonnes of rubble. It has been estimated by the UN that it’ll take a long time to rebuild.
Furthermore, the prime minister firmly opposed any compelled displacement of Palestinians in Gaza by Israel.
“It’s hurting us once we hear folks speaking in regards to the folks of Gaza as some kind of completely different folks,” he stated.
“They’ve the selection the place to go, and so they don’t need to depart their nation,” he added. “I don’t see anybody has the best to deport them or to drive them to go someplace else.”
