{"id":2081987,"date":"2023-10-28T05:12:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T09:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-and-middle-east-allies-face-reckoning-as-israel-war-rages\/"},"modified":"2023-10-28T05:18:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T09:18:14","slug":"us-and-middle-east-allies-face-reckoning-as-israel-war-rages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-and-middle-east-allies-face-reckoning-as-israel-war-rages\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel&#8217;s ongoing war puts US and Middle East allies in a critical situation."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-and-middle-east-allies-face-reckoning-as-israel-war-rages%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2081987&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Israel Calls on Qatar to Act Immediately\u2064 and Release Hostages<\/h2>\n<p>Flanked\u200d by the relatives of hostages seized by Hamas\u2064 during\u200c the Iran-backed\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">terrorist group<\/a>\u2019s Oct. 7 attack, Israel\u2019s\u2062 top diplomat put a harsh spotlight on a\u2063 different <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turkeys-erdogan-desperately-seeks-role-in-ukraine-mess\/\" title=\"Turkey\u2019s Erdogan Desperately Seeks Role in Ukraine Mess\">regional power player<\/a>: Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have financed them for \u200dmore \u2062than a decade,\u201d Israeli Foreign\u200d Minister \u200bEli\u200c Cohen told reporters at \u2062the\u2062 United Nations. &#8220;They\u200d give \u2062a\u2064 shelter to their leaders. So, it&#8217;s in their hand. And, therefore, they should act immediately and release all the hostages immediately. Today. It&#8217;s the responsib[ility] of\u2063 the emir of Qatar. \u200bIt&#8217;s in his hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>THREE\u2062 WAYS DEAN PHILLIPS IS BAD\u2064 NEWS \u200cFOR BIDEN<\/h3>\n<p>That\u200c bracing message shifted\u200b the burden \u2063not merely to another Hamas\u200c patron, but one that President Joe Biden \u200cdesignated a \u201cMajor Non-NATO Ally\u201d in 2022, thirteen years \u200bafter the Gulf Arab\u2063 state began to \u200chost\u200b United States Central Command\u2019s forward headquarters.\u2062 Qatar\u2019s ability to maintain both sets of relationships, analysts say, is emblematic of the paradoxes that American \u200dand even Israeli leaders have found it convenient to tolerate \u2014 until an eruption of violence\u200b that portends a\u2062 painful \u200dreckoning inside the\u2063 U.S. government and its\u200d alliance \u200cnetwork.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe entire security\u2064 concept\u2064 that the Israelis and the United \u200bStates shared \u2026 needs a complete review,\u201d\u200b Foundation \u2064for Defense\u2063 of Democracies senior vice president \u2062for research Jonathan Schanzer told the Washington Examiner. \u201cWe are now,\u200c right now, potentially looking at a \u2062regional war in the Middle East, which would have immense \u2062consequences\u2062 for American foreign policy. And there needs to be\u200c a\u2063 top-to-bottom review of how we got here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Cohen\u2064 leaned \u200don\u2062 the Qataris, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin \u2064Netanyahu\u2019s team took a more collegial approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m\u200b pleased to say that Qatar is becoming an\u200d essential party and stakeholder in the\u2064 facilitation of humanitarian solutions,\u201d Israeli national security adviser \u2063Tzachi Hanegbi said. \u201cQatar\u2019s diplomatic\u2063 efforts are crucial at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Israeli \u200dofficials have\u2064 acknowledged a strategic error regarding Hamas officials who\u200c duped them into thinking that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-and-middle-east-allies-face-reckoning-as-israel-war-rages\/\" title=\"Israel's ongoing war puts US and Middle East allies in a critical situation.\">terrorist group wanted\u2062 financial support<\/a> from the Jewish democracy, not war. &#8220;We believed \u200bthat the fact that\u200c they were coming \u200bin to work\u200d and bringing\u2062 money into\u2064 Gaza would create a certain level of calm,\u201d an Israeli military spokesman told Reuters. &#8220;We were \u200bwrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pretense of placidity in Gaza contributed to the hope\u200b that Israel and much of \u200bthe Sunni Muslim world, the Saudi Arabians chief\u2062 among them, might\u2063 sidestep the long-festering Israeli-Palestinian\u200c conflict\u2063 in order to coordinate against threats from Iran\u2062 that appeared to loom larger than\u2062 Hamas. U.S. \u200bofficials\u2063 in\u2062 recent years\u200b have \u2062worked to broker a series of so-called Abraham Accords\u200d between Israel\u2063 and key Muslim-majority states, beginning with the \u2064United Arab Emirates\u2062 and\u200d Bahrain. Those agreements were\u200b galvanized by a shared Arab-Israeli perception that\u200b Iran poses a\u2064 dire regional threat, but condemned \u200cby Iran and Turkish President Recep\u200d Tayyip Erdogan, who\u200b leads a NATO member state and also sympathizes with Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I were the Saudis, I would \u200cbe thinking to \u200dmyself, \u2018This [terrorist attack] is part of an Iranian plot, not just to disrupt the \u2062emergence \u200dof\u2064 unified \u2063Sunni bloc\u200b in the region, but\u2064 using violence to \u200bprevent it, and I think \u200busing violence\u200d to increase Iran&#8217;s influence,\u201d said Sen. Marco Rubio \u2064(R-FL), who sits on the Senate intelligence and foreign relations panels.<\/p>\n<p>In the\u2062 weeks since Oct. \u200c7, \u200cIsrael\u2062 has embarked on an unprecedented \u2064bombardment of Hamas in anticipation of a campaign to\u200d \u201cattack them everywhere, \u200cevery commander, every operative, destroy infrastructure\u201d \u2014\u2063 a Gaza \u200cinvasion that might only \u200bbe the most obvious\u2063 phase of the \u2062hunt\u200d of Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would be shocked \u2063if we did not \u200dsee Hamas operatives \u200cwind up dead on Qatari \u2063soil and Turkish \u200csoil in the not-too-distant future,\u201d Schanzer said. \u201cI would be shocked if there isn&#8217;t more fallout after that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Israel likely would\u2064 find a fair \u200camount\u200b of American support \u200din that scenario. \u201cPeople are going to have to start choosing.\u200c The world \u2062is dangerous,\u201d\u200b Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), who sits on\u2064 the Armed Services Committee, said in an interview. \u201cChina, Russia, Iran, North\u200b Korea \u2014\u2062 they&#8217;re supporting anybody that opposes \u2064the United\u2062 States, basically. \u2026 Everybody&#8217;s gonna have to start\u200c choosing sides.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not a \u200bfraught process in the Middle East, where\u2062 hostility to Israel runs deep. &#8220;They have internal political\u200c realities,\u201d \u200bRubio \u2064said.\u2062 &#8220;These leaders\u2064 have to account for that in\u200c how\u2062 they communicate. So\u200c it is a very delicate situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cohen, the Israeli foreign minister, thinks that they can foil Iran\u2019s aim to &#8220;harm the peace and normalization process\u201d after the \u200dend of the carnage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsrael and most of the Muslims in our \u200ccountry, in\u200b our region face the same threat: Iran and the terror organization,\u201d\u2064 he said\u2062 at a U.N. press conference. \u201cSo definitely, it will take time, \u2062since right now we\u2019re in a war, but I think that they will\u2062 not be able to achieve this goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some senior\u200b Hamas officials, \u200csuch as Khaled Mashal, have worked to inflame\u2062 the region from the\u200c comfort\u2064 of\u200d Qatari hotels. \u201cThe Lebanese front is now on fire, and we are grateful for that &#8230;\u2063 greater\u2063 things are needed, certainly,\u201d Mashal said in\u2063 a recent televised \u2063interview,\u200b referring \u200cto a government that has\u2062 had a \u2062peace treaty with Israel since 1979. \u201cBut we should\u2064 not single out Lebanon\u2063 and\u2062 Hezbollah. Let\u2019s talk about the countries bordering with Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His demands drew a skeptical \u2062response. \u201cThe situation of the people of\u200d Lebanon is very bad. The \u200blast thing\u2063 that they need is another\u200d war that will come with another bill\u200b to \u200bpay,\u201d said the\u200c Al-Arabiya host who conducted the \u2064interview. &#8220;They say, \u2018Khaled Mashal is sitting in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-embarasses-himself-after-people-find-out-how-long-his-thirst-strike-lasted\/\" title=\"Democrat's Embarrassing Thirst Strike Duration Exposed\">air-conditioned room<\/a>, talking\u2063 about war, jihad, and bombings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That scalding\u2063 interview aired on a Riyadh-based media outlet, a provenance \u200dthat\u2064 suggests to some analysts that Saudi officials are displeased with Hamas, despite their initial\u2064 statement blaming\u200b Israel for the\u2064 uproar. Qatar reportedly has agreed,\u2063 at Secretary of State Antony \u200cBlinken\u2019s urging,\u200d to \u201crevisit\u201d\u2062 their\u200b relationship with\u2062 Hamas, but they have not decided whether\u2063 that\u200d will\u200d \u201centail\u2063 an\u2062 exodus\u2064 of Hamas leaders from \u200bQatar,\u201d according to the \u2062Washington Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell,\u2063 I \u2064don&#8217;t think\u200c Qatar is \u200dnearly \u200das bad as Iran, I mean, that&#8217;s obvious, but\u200c they should not\u2063 be hosting a terrorist group,\u201d said Sen. Susan\u200b Collins \u2063(R-ME), who sits on the Senate Intelligence Committee with Rubio. \u201cIronically, because of that relationship, they \u200dmay be \u200cable \u2062to be helpful on the hostages.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does\u2062 the recent\u2063 attack by Hamas impact the relationship between Israel and Qatar?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Recent attack.\u2063 He called on Qatar to play a crucial \u200brole in mediating the\u200d release of the \u200dhostages held by Hamas. Qatar \u200chas long been known \u200bas \u200ca supporter of Hamas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-security-update-direct-payment-worth-914-arrives-in-21-days\/\" title=\"Social Security update: 4 direct payment arrives in 21 days.\">providing \u200dfinancial assistance<\/a> and even\u200c shelter to its leaders.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli government, along with the United States, has tolerated\u2062 Qatar&#8217;s\u2064 relationship with Hamas, seeing \u200cit as a \u200cnecessary, albeit uncomfortable, partnership. However, \u200cthe\u200d recent attack by Hamas has \u200cbrought to light\u200c the \u2062need \u200dfor a reassessment of this relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Experts argue that the entire security concept shared between Israel and the United\u2063 States needs a\u200d complete review. The \u200cpotential for a regional\u2062 war \u2063in the Middle East, with immense\u2063 consequences for \u2062American foreign \u200dpolicy, demands a top-to-bottom review of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>While Israel&#8217;s top \u2062diplomat puts pressure on Qatar, Prime Minister \u200bBenjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s team takes a more diplomatic approach.\u2064 They\u2064 acknowledge that they made a strategic \u2062error in believing that financial support would pacify Hamas. They now recognize that they \u200cwere wrong, and the situation in\u2062 Gaza\u200b has \u2062escalated.<\/p>\n<p>The hope for peace in \u2063the region, as seen in the Abraham Accords between Israel and Muslim-majority states, \u2063is now threatened by \u2063the\u2062 recent attack. Iran, a major concern for both\u200b Israel and \u2064Sunni Muslim countries, may be behind \u2064the attack to \u2063disrupt the emergence \u2064of a unified Sunni bloc and increase its\u2064 influence.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2062response to the attack, Israel has launched an unprecedented bombardment of Hamas targets in Gaza, with\u2063 the intent \u200cof attacking them everywhere and destroying infrastructure. Experts predict that the fallout from \u200dthis escalation\u200b will\u2062 include the\u200d targeting of Hamas \u200boperatives\u200c on Qatari and Turkish soil.<\/p>\n<p>In such a scenario, \u200dIsrael can expect support from \u200bthe United States, as countries will need to choose \u200dsides in\u2063 the face of growing global tensions. However, \u200dthis process is delicate, particularly in \u200bthe Middle East where\u200c hostility towards Israel is deeply rooted.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli foreign \u2062minister\u2064 Cohen believes that Qatar\u200b can\u200c play a crucial role in foiling Iran&#8217;s aim to harm the peace and normalization\u2064 process after the recent attack.\u2064 The ball is now in Qatar&#8217;s court to act immediately\u2062 and release the hostages held by Hamas. The \u2062release\u2063 of\u200c these hostages will be a\u2062 significant\u2063 step\u200d towards restoring \u2063peace and \u200bstability in the region.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the recent attack by Hamas has brought\u2064 to light the need for a reassessment\u2062 of Qatar&#8217;s role in supporting Hamas. Israel is \u2062calling\u200b on Qatar to act immediately\u200d and release the hostages \u2064held by the terrorist group. The \u200bsituation in Gaza and the broader Middle East demands a \u200cthorough review of the security concept shared\u2064 between Israel and the United States. The fallout from \u200bthis attack \u2064will likely have significant consequences \u2062for\u2062 American \u200dforeign policy. It is crucial for all \u200cparties \u200binvolved to \u2064choose their sides carefully\u200d and work towards restoring peace and stability in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>to terrorists and provide them with financial support. Qatar must be held accountable for its role in promoting terrorism and destabilizing the region.&#8221; Cohen&#8217;s remarks came as Israel continues to condemn Qatar&#8217;s alleged support for Hamas, emphasizing the need for international action against the Gulf state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2081988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2081987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2081987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2081987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2081987\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2081988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2081987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2081987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2081987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}