May 27, 2021
Qatar, Once Cut Off by Arab States, Wields Influence and Aid in Blockaded Gaza On 5/27/21 at 4:29 PM EDT Qatar, a small wealthy monarchy long subject to an embargo by a quartet of influential Arab states, has wielded both influence and assistance to the blockaded Gaza Strip, a Palestinian enclave whose fighters, led by the Hamas movement, recently engaged in an 11-day conflict with surrounding Israel. In a phone call Thursday with his Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, U.S. S...