The prime minister of Qatar, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, insisted his country, which has funded Hamas for years and hosts the heads of the group in Doha, has no power or influence over them.
Al Thani spoke at an Atlantic Council event as Qatar has been criticized for its unwillingness to pressure Hamas into releasing Israeli hostages.
“Our role needs to be understood clearly in this context, our role is mediator, we try to bring the parties to bridge gaps between them,” Al Thani said, as Jewish Insider reported. “We don’t see that Qatar is a superpower that can impose something on this party or the other party to bring them to that place.”
“Qatar is Hamas’ most important financial backer and foreign ally. Qatari Emir Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani was the first state leader to visit the Hamas government in 2012. So far, the emirate has transferred…
