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<h1>Senior Jewish leader: Qatar must choose between US and allies or Iran </h1>
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Qatar should not continue a double language policy which is
ineffective in hiding its support for terrorism. (Courtesy of: The
Israel Forever Foundation)
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<span class="gmail-source">Staff writer, Al Arabiya English</span>
<span class="gmail-caption">Wednesday, 11 April 2018</span>
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<p>A senior Jewish leader said that US officials will most likely
discuss with Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad his country’s policy in using
“double language” with several Arab and international players.</p> <p class="gmail-hide-in-mobile">Ron
Halber, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council,
said it was certain that Tamim’s meeting with Trump, which occurred on
Tuesday, took place under unfavorable circumstances for the emir.</p> <p class="gmail-hide-in-mobile">Speaking
to Al Arabiya English, Halber said: “It is time for Qatar to understand
that there is no longer any hope for it except to line up with the
United States and its allies. It should not continue a double language
policy which is ineffective in hiding its support for terrorism.</p> <p class="gmail-hide-in-mobile">“Terrorist
organizations wouldn’t have been able to continue their operations
without the support they received from Qatar – operations which are
destabilizing the Middle East and target Israel,” said Halber.</p> <p class="gmail-hide-in-mobile">“I
believe that while the international community was on the way to
resolving the Middle East peace process, Qatar, as usual, supported
Hamas which only made matters worse than they were,” he added.</p> <p class="gmail-hide-in-mobile">“As
long as Hamas refuses to hand over the bodies of the two Israeli
soldiers, Iran will never be able to help the Jews recover them.
However, Qatar can, so why doesn’t it?”</p> <p class="gmail-hide-in-mobile">He
said that the “new American administration, after appointing a new
foreign minister and national security adviser, is breaking a policy of
silence towards Qatar. At this stage, the Emir of Qatar must decide
whether he wants to become a true ally of the United States and Israel
or continue to support terrorism.”</p> <p class="gmail-hide-in-mobile">He
added: “Logically, he will not be able to do both at the same time,
because we are tired of just talking while Qatar chooses to implement
completely unhelpful policies. I call on President Trump and the White
House to force Qatar to sever its ties with Hamas and all militant
organizations.</p> <p class="gmail-hide-in-mobile">“I also call on the people of the Middle East, whatever their religion, to stand in the face of terrorism and its supporters.”</p></div></div>
<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<br><br> Harold F. Schiffman<br><br>Professor Emeritus of <br> Dravidian Linguistics and Culture <br>Dept. of South Asia Studies <br>University of Pennsylvania<br>Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305<br><br>Phone: (215) 898-7475<br>Fax: (215) 573-2138 <br><br>Email: <a href="mailto:haroldfs@gmail.com" target="_blank">haroldfs@gmail.com</a><br><a href="http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/" target="_blank">http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/</a> <br><br>-------------------------------------------------</div>
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