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Why does Qatar support Hamas?

2014-09-15

By: Federation

On: September 15, 2014

In: The Jewish World

By Ron Kampeas, JTA World News Service WASHINGTON (JTA) — It was the first Persian Gulf state to establish ties with Israel, the first to welcome Israeli students, and the only one to allow direct dialing to Israel. Israeli athletes shine on its courts. Now Qatar is on the outsContinue Reading

Facing Islamist threats, Arab nations tilt toward Israel

2014-08-28

By: Federation

On: August 28, 2014

In: The Jewish World

By Uriel Heilman, JTA World News Service (JTA) – Between the war in Gaza and gains by Islamic militants in Iraq, Syria and Libya, there’s plenty of cause these days for pessimism about the Middle East. But amid all the fighting, there’s also some good news for Israel. If itContinue Reading