International Qatar agrees to kick Hamas out of Doha following US request

[Arkain2K]

Qatar agrees to kick Hamas out of Doha following US request​

By MJ Lee, Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler and Alex Marquardt, CNN

Qatar agreed in recent weeks to kick Hamas out of its country following a request from the US to do so, capping off months of failed attempts to try to get the militant group – whose top leaders reside in the Qatari capital of Doha – to accept a ceasefire and hostage release deal in the Israel-Hamas war, US and Qatari sources told CNN.

With efforts to pause the war – which has been a top priority for President Joe Biden – firmly stalled, US officials informed their Qatari counterparts about two weeks ago that they must stop giving Hamas refuge in their capital; Qatar agreed and gave Hamas notice about a week ago, sources said.

“Hamas is a terrorist group that has killed Americans and continues to hold Americans hostage,” a senior administration official told CNN. “After rejecting repeated proposals to release hostages, its leaders should no longer be welcome in the capitals of any American partner.”

Throughout the course of the war and negotiations to bring the hostages home, US officials have asked Qatar to use the threat of expulsion as leverage in their talks with Hamas. The final impetus for Qatar agreeing to kick Hamas out came recently after the death of American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin and Hamas’ rejection of yet another ceasefire proposal.

Qatar has been a major player in efforts over the past year to try to secure a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, in no small part because senior members of the militant group are based in Doha. Major negotiations have taken place in the Qatari capital for that reason.

Exactly when Hamas operatives would be exiled out of Qatar – and where they would go – are unclear. One US official told CNN the group has not been given an extended amount of time to leave the country. While Turkey is seen as a possible option, the US is not likely to approve of that scenario for the same reasons that it does not want Qatar to give refuge to Hamas leadership.

Earlier this year, the Justice Department charged several senior Hamas leaders over the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel. At least one of those defendants, Khaled Meshaal, is believed to be residing in Qatar.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also told Qatar over the summer to warn Hamas that if the group did not agree to halt the war in Gaza, they would risk getting kicked out of Doha.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/08/politics/qatar-hamas-doha-us-request/index.html

 

[Deleted member 585708]

And to think, idiots said diplomacy was not the way to end this war.

Only bombs.

 

[filthybliss]

And to think, idiots said diplomacy was not the way to end this war.

Only bombs.

I’m totally sure Qatar didn’t do this because of self preservation. /s

Your heart is in the right place but you are so innocent when it comes to shit.

 

[fica]

should of keept them in

 

[The_Renaissance]

Ooooof, this could get interesting!

 

[Madmick]

And to think, idiots said diplomacy was not the way to end this war.

Only bombs.

The war's over?

 

[AbominableJoman]

Qatar agrees to kick Hamas out of Doha following US request​

By MJ Lee, Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler and Alex Marquardt, CNN

Qatar agreed in recent weeks to kick Hamas out of its country following a request from the US to do so, capping off months of failed attempts to try to get the militant group – whose top leaders reside in the Qatari capital of Doha – to accept a ceasefire and hostage release deal in the Israel-Hamas war, US and Qatari sources told CNN.

With efforts to pause the war – which has been a top priority for President Joe Biden – firmly stalled, US officials informed their Qatari counterparts about two weeks ago that they must stop giving Hamas refuge in their capital; Qatar agreed and gave Hamas notice about a week ago, sources said.

“Hamas is a terrorist group that has killed Americans and continues to hold Americans hostage,” a senior administration official told CNN. “After rejecting repeated proposals to release hostages, its leaders should no longer be welcome in the capitals of any American partner.”

Throughout the course of the war and negotiations to bring the hostages home, US officials have asked Qatar to use the threat of expulsion as leverage in their talks with Hamas. The final impetus for Qatar agreeing to kick Hamas out came recently after the death of American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin and Hamas’ rejection of yet another ceasefire proposal.

Qatar has been a major player in efforts over the past year to try to secure a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, in no small part because senior members of the militant group are based in Doha. Major negotiations have taken place in the Qatari capital for that reason.

Exactly when Hamas operatives would be exiled out of Qatar – and where they would go – are unclear. One US official told CNN the group has not been given an extended amount of time to leave the country. While Turkey is seen as a possible option, the US is not likely to approve of that scenario for the same reasons that it does not want Qatar to give refuge to Hamas leadership.

Earlier this year, the Justice Department charged several senior Hamas leaders over the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel. At least one of those defendants, Khaled Meshaal, is believed to be residing in Qatar.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also told Qatar over the summer to warn Hamas that if the group did not agree to halt the war in Gaza, they would risk getting kicked out of Doha.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/08/politics/qatar-hamas-doha-us-request/index.html

 

[Rob Battisti]

If he ends these war how will he NOT win a Nobel peace prize?

 

[The_Renaissance]

And to think, idiots said diplomacy was not the way to end this war.

Only bombs.

Oh, bombs played a big part fella. As did pinpoint assassinations of the big players. This is far from over. Khomeini comes next. By April I'd say.

 

[Barteh]

If he ends these war how will he NOT win a Nobel peace prize?

Did he drone enough people like Obama did to earn his prize?

 

[Belaya Smert]

If he ends these war how will he NOT win a Nobel peace prize?

*Not authorizing enough drone strikes of schools

 

[Islam Imamate]

Did he drone enough people like Obama did to earn his prize?

*Not authorizing enough drone strikes of schools

Just to be clear Trump escalated the drone war while Biden largely scaled it back.

 

[Rob Battisti]

Just to be clear Trump escalated the drone war while Biden largely scaled it back.

The comments were about Obama winning a Nobel prize which bombing the shit out of people

 

[Islam Imamate]

The comments were about Obama winning a Nobel prize which bombing the shit out of people

Sure but based on their track records Trump bombs more people so why should he get a Nobel Prize again?

 

[Belaya Smert]

Just to be clear Trump escalated the drone war while Biden largely scaled it back.

ok

 

[UberHere]

Did he drone enough people like Obama did to earn his prize?

Obama “earned” his prize before he actually even did anything. He even said himself that he wasn’t sure why he was being given the peace prize.

 

[emefer]

First words in the article are
Qatar agreed in recent weeks to kick Hamas out of its country
People in here want to credit trump for Biden’s work. I expect this trend to continue.

 

[Islam Imamate]

First words in the article are
Qatar agreed in recent weeks to kick Hamas out of its country
People in here want to credit trump for Biden’s work. I expect this trend to continue.

A big part of Trump's brand is being able to effectively take credit for the work of others and blaming others for one's own failures. Normally the more shameless you are in doing this the harder it is to get away with it but in Trump's case its the opposite.

 

[Madmick]

First words in the article are
Qatar agreed in recent weeks to kick Hamas out of its country
People in here want to credit trump for Biden’s work. I expect this trend to continue.

A big part of Trump's brand is being able to effectively take credit for the work of others and blaming others for one's own failures. Normally the more shameless you are in doing this the harder it is to get away with it but in Trump's case its the opposite.

Nobody has credited Trump for this. WTF are you two going on about?

First, the war isn't over. Second, one poster shared a GIF of Trump giving a thumbs up to the story. Another posed the hypothetical asking if Trump ends the war, since it hasn't yet ended, presumably during his administration, then how could he be denied a Nobel peace prize?

 

[Islam Imamate]

Nobody has credited Trump for this. WTF are you two going on about?

First, the war isn't over. Second, one poster shared a GIF of Trump giving a thumbs up to the story. Another posed the hypothetical asking if Trump ends the war, since it hasn't yet ended, presumably during his administration, then how could he be denied a Nobel peace prize?

I was speaking about Trump generally which, in the context of this thread, implies that he might take credit for something involving the war here that he was not a part of. Certainly if he did many of the posters ITT would not question him at all.