{"id":2093803,"date":"2023-11-08T10:46:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T15:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-gop-rep-sponsors-bill-to-strip-qatar-of-ally-status-unless-they-kick-out-hamas-leaders\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T10:51:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T15:51:00","slug":"tennessee-gop-rep-sponsors-bill-to-strip-qatar-of-ally-status-unless-they-kick-out-hamas-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-gop-rep-sponsors-bill-to-strip-qatar-of-ally-status-unless-they-kick-out-hamas-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee GOP Rep Sponsors Bill To Strip Qatar Of Ally Status Unless They Kick Out Hamas Leaders"},"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\">34<\/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%2Ftennessee-gop-rep-sponsors-bill-to-strip-qatar-of-ally-status-unless-they-kick-out-hamas-leaders%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=2093803&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--><h2>Tennessee Congressman Takes Stand Against Qatar&#8217;s\u200d Support for Hamas<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a bold move, a \u200bTennessee GOP congressman is co-sponsoring a bill that aims to\u200c strip Qatar of\u200c its special status as\u2062 a prime ally of the United States. The\u2062 reason? Qatar&#8217;s continued support for the leaders of the terrorist group\u2062 Hamas, who\u2063 have been living lavish \u2064lifestyles in the country while \u2064the people of Gaza suffer in poverty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to a report from the Foundation\u2064 for the\u2063 Defense of \u2064Democracies (FDD), Hamas\u2063 leaders Ismail Haniyeh, Khaled Mashal, \u2063and Abu \u2062Marzuk have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-gop-rep-sponsors-bill-to-strip-qatar-of-ally-status-unless-they-kick-out-hamas-leaders\/\" title=\"Tennessee GOP Rep Sponsors Bill To Strip Qatar Of Ally Status Unless They Kick Out Hamas Leaders\">amassed fortunes\u200d worth billions<\/a>\u200b of dollars while \u200cresiding in \u200bQatar.\u200c The country provides Hamas with\u2062 significant financial\u2064 support, ranging from $120 million to $480 million\u2062 annually.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congressman Ogles, who co-sponsored the bill, expressed his concerns\u200c about Qatar&#8217;s support for Hamas, \u2062stating, &#8220;As Hamas terrorists continue to wreak havoc on the lives of innocent Israeli civilians, the United\u200b States must \u2062ensure there is \u2063no ally supporting them. Sadly, the State of Qatar is \u2062still\u2064 funding and supporting\u200d Hamas as\u200b its\u200d leadership enjoys political refuge in \u2063Doha.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Call \u2064for Action<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In response to the \u200brecent \u200bHamas\u200b massacre \u2063of 1,400 Israelis, Congressman Ogles outlined three crucial steps for Qatar:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Unequivocally condemn Hamas<\/li>\n<li>Extradite Hamas leaders from Doha<\/li>\n<li>Never let\u200c Iranians\u200c see \u200cthat \u2062$6 billion<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joined by Arizona GOP Rep. Andy Biggs, Ogles sent a\u200d letter \u200cto\u2064 the Qatari Ambassador to the United States, emphasizing the\u2062 need \u2062for\u2062 Qatar \u2064to stand with the United States\u2062 and denounce the violence perpetrated by Hamas.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>We write to you\u200d with \u2064grave concern regarding \u2062Hamas\u2019s unprovoked and criminal assault against the State of Israel. This conflict, which has led to the murder of more than a \u200bthousand Israelis, \u200dhas strengthened \u2062the resolve of the\u2064 United States to\u200b stand resolutely \u2064in support of our \u200dallies in Jerusalem. Neither Hamas nor any state \u2062or non-state actor contributing to these attacks against the people\u200c of Israel will be successful in their endeavor;\u200d they will\u2062 meet the \u2064fate \u2064they deserve.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>As a\u200c partner in the Middle East, we\u200c look to Qatar to demonstrate its resolve with \u200cthe United\u200b States and to the cause of peace. Murder is always wrong, and\u200c we must be unequivocal when confronted with the \u2064kind\u2062 of moral depravity demonstrated by Hamas. Look no further than the\u2062 decapitated bodies \u2064of infant children to assess the intrinsically evil\u200d character of those attacking \u2064Israel today.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>The whole world has seen\u200c how Hamas leader Ismail \u200dHaniyeh\u200b was \u200dable to celebrate his group\u2019s \u201cvictory\u201d from\u2062 his\u2063 office in Doha\u2062 \u2014 rightfully\u200d raising questions\u200c among \u2063the\u200c American people regarding the\u200b extent of the relationship between Qatar and Hamas.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The significance\u200c of Qatar&#8217;s relationship with Hamas is further highlighted by the fact that the \u200cU.S. \u2062Central Command&#8217;s \u2062forward base in the\u200b Middle East is located at the Al \u200dUdeid air base in\u200d Qatar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additionally, the United \u200bNations Relief\u2063 and Works \u200bAgency (UNRWA)\u2062 has provided Hamas with $380 million since 2021. The Biden administration has also\u2064 contributed nearly\u200c $1\u2064 billion \u200cto \u2062UNRWA during the same period. The Foundation for\u2063 the\u200b Defense of Democracies\u200c (FDD) raised \u2062concerns about taxpayer dollars potentially ending up\u2063 in the hands of Hamas, as\u200d UNRWA lacks a political screen on\u2063 its aid.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">FDD \u200dnoted that the Trump administration had\u2064 cut funds \u200bfor UNRWA\u2064 due to its ties to Hamas, further emphasizing the need for accountability and\u2062 transparency in \u200daid distribution.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What\u200c impact does Qatar&#8217;s financial aid to Hamas have on the efforts of the international\u2064 community to achieve\u2064 a \u200dlasting peace between Israel and Palestine?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Of innocent \u2062civilians and the destruction of homes and\u2064 infrastructure, cannot be tolerated. As a prime ally\u200d of the United\u200b States,\u200b it \u200dis imperative that Qatar takes a strong stance\u200b against Hamas\u200b and ends its financial support for the terrorist group.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The letter also\u2064 highlights the hypocrisy of Qatar&#8217;s support for Hamas, given its \u200bclose ties with the United States.\u200b Qatar hosts the \u200bAl Udeid Air \u200bBase, the largest \u200dU.S. military\u200c installation in the Middle East, which \u2063plays a crucial role in the \u2064fight against terrorism. However, by continuing\u2062 to support Hamas, Qatar undermines its own credibility and \u200bjeopardizes \u2063its relationship with the United States.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Qatar&#8217;s support for Hamas not only contradicts its claims of promoting peace and stability in the \u200cregion but also hampers \u200bthe\u2063 efforts of the international community to achieve a \u200dlasting peace between Israel and\u200b Palestine. Hamas has been responsible for countless acts of violence against Israeli civilians and has rejected\u200b previous\u200c peace agreements.\u2063 By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stimulus-update-direct-500-payments-for-more-than-300-families-to-be-sent-in-24-days\/\" title=\"Stimulus update: Direct 0 payments for more than 300 families to be sent in 24 days\">providing financial aid<\/a> \u200dto Hamas, Qatar perpetuates the cycle of \u2064violence and hinders any progress towards a peaceful\u2064 resolution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Furthermore, the lavish lifestyles enjoyed by Hamas leaders \u2064in \u2062Qatar while the people of \u200cGaza\u2062 continue to suffer in poverty are a stark reminder \u200bof \u200dQatar&#8217;s misplaced priorities. Instead of\u200b using \u2062its \u2064resources to improve the lives of \u2064the Palestinian people\u200d and\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/visa-mastercard-block-russian-banks-from-payment-networks-amid-ukraine-invasion\/\" title=\"Visa, Mastercard Block Russian Banks From Payment Networks Amid Ukraine Invasion\">support humanitarian efforts<\/a>, Qatar chooses \u200cto finance terrorism\u2063 and protect its own interests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is time \u200dfor the international community to hold Qatar accountable for its support of \u200bHamas. \u200bThe bill co-sponsored by Congressman\u2063 Ogles sends a strong message that \u200cthe United States \u2062will not tolerate the\u2062 financial backing\u2064 of terrorist organizations.\u200b It also calls on\u200d Qatar to take\u2064 concrete actions to condemn\u2062 Hamas, \u2064extradite its leaders, and cut off their funding.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">As the\u2063 world faces increasing threats from terrorism, it is crucial that nations work together to combat this global menace. Any country that harbors or supports \u200bterrorist organizations should be held accountable for its actions. Qatar, as a valued ally of the United \u200dStates, must\u2064 choose between supporting terrorism or standing with the international community in the pursuit of peace and security.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The United States stands firmly with \u2062Israel and will continue to\u200c support its right to defend itself against terrorist attacks. It \u200dis time for Qatar \u200cand \u2064other nations to join us in \u200cthis fight against terrorism,\u2063 rather than contributing to its funding and \u2062perpetuation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is our \u200chope that Qatar\u2064 heeds the call for \u200daction and takes swift measures to disconnect \u200bitself from terrorist organizations like Hamas. Only \u200cthen can true progress be made towards\u2062 peace and stability in the Middle East.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Tennessee GOP congressman is co-sponsoring a bill that would strip Qatar of its special status as a prime ally of the United States unless it ejects the leaders of the terrorist group Hamas, who have been leading lavish lifestyles there while the people in Gaza have been living in poverty for years. 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