Qatar Practically Opposes Normalization with Israel... "Start with the Palestinian Issue"

Qatar Monarch Meets with Kushner, White House Senior Advisor
Proposes Arab Peace Initiative After Resolving Palestinian Issue

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] The United States is mediating the improvement of relations between Arab countries and Israel, but except for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), no country is stepping forward readily. Qatar has conveyed to the U.S. side that it has no intention of establishing diplomatic relations with Israel, citing the Palestinian issue.

On the 2nd (local time), Qatar's state-run QNA news agency reported that Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, proposed the "Arab Peace Initiative" as a solution to the Palestinian issue during a meeting with Jared Kushner, White House advisor. The Arab Peace Initiative, proposed by Saudi Arabia to the Arab world, is a solution to the Palestinian issue where Palestine becomes independent with East Jerusalem as its capital and coexists with Israel.

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the ruler of Qatar, is meeting with Jared Kushner, White House Senior Advisor, on the 2nd (local time).
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In the Middle East peace plan presented by U.S. President Donald Trump in January this year, Israeli settlements in the West Bank are recognized as Israeli territory, most of Jerusalem is considered Israeli territory, and only some parts of East Jerusalem are designated as Palestinian.

For Qatar, this Middle East peace plan, which Israel cannot accept, is presented as a precondition for improving relations. This effectively expresses a negative stance toward establishing diplomatic relations.

Advisor Kushner visited Abu Dhabi, UAE on the 31st of last month, and then visited Bahrain and Saudi Arabia on the 1st. His extensive itinerary is a strategic move to expand the number of Arab countries normalizing relations with Israel. The United States is currently reorganizing the Arab camp, which is anti-Israel, to include Israel in Sunni Arab countries and promote an anti-Iran alliance to counter Iran.

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