U.S. tells Qatar to evict Hamas if it obstructs Israeli hostage deal

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/05/03/us-qatar-hamas-hostages-ceasefire/

21 Comments

  1. TheSportingRooster on

    Did we just grow a spine or is this just more window dressing 

  2. Lats_McDelts on

    They should be surrendered into American custody. They hold American hostages.

  3. 10th__Dimension on

    Don’t just evict them. Arrest them and extradite them to Israel. Also seize their assets and properties.

  4. Those cowards should never be allowed to see the light of day again. Hope something actually happens with this 

  5. MootRevolution on

    Wasn’t it already arranged with Erdogan that they could stay with him?

  6. Evict? Like send a notice and ask to vacate?

    How about arrest and put on trial?

  7. Because Qatar is so well known for acting in the US’s best interests?

    The US can’t even get these goons to give up on slavery. Why would they start listening to the US now when they hold all the cards?

  8. HowWeDoingTodayHive on

    I mean if Qatar is going to house these terrorists pieces of shit while their country is being to blown to smithereens I should hope their name is being brought up more. Qatar should absolutely be facing more pressure given that this is a conflict the entire planet is focused on right now.

  9. Lol. Literally cannot draw lines with Israel who is committing gen*cide with their money and arms. Thinks acting tough with a third party will help at this point

  10. Now this is the kind of shit I want to see. Just took 6 months to get there.

  11. KosherPigBalls on

    Correct me if I’m wrong, but history has shown Hamas is wholly unlikely to abide by any ceasefire they agree to. How much worse will it be if terms are forced on them?

  12. BenjiDisraeli on

    So US actually can make Qatar to evict Hamas, but just choses not to? Nice to know. Hell of a friend Israel has.

  13. This is just giving Qatar someone to blame for something they were likely already planning to do anyway.

    I think it’s pretty much guaranteed that the Mossad will eventually assassinate Hamas leaders. Mossad is usually clean but it *may* get messy. Qatar doesn’t want to deal with the ensuing diplomatic mess. If they kick Hamas by their own decision, they’ll face pushback from the pro-Hamas side. But if their hand is “forced”… 

  14. Hamas doesn’t want peace. They went all Israeli dead. They said this from the beginning.

  15. green_flash on

    Problem is this so-called Hamas leadership in Qatar is not who’s actually in charge.

    As the article says they are kinda mediators themselves:

    > Hamas’s military and political wings are distinct, and any final decision on a deal rests with top military leader Yehiya Sinwar, who is believed to be in hiding in the group’s maze of tunnels beneath Gaza.

    > “Applying pressure to Hamas in Doha is ineffective pressure,” an official briefed on the talks said. “The problem is the guys making the decisions are in Gaza, and they don’t care where the political office is located,” this person said.

    What the US actually wants is for someone to put pressure on Hamas to finally agree to a ceasefire deal. But there is no one who has any actual leverage over the leadership of Hamas’ military wing.

    There’s lots of things wrong with Qatar, but in this case there’s not much they can actually do. Their mediators simply can’t bring the so-called Hamas leadership to convince Sinwar to accept a deal. As the US official quoted says that’s not gonna change if they are located elsewhere. Unsurprisingly, no one wants to take over Qatar’s role either.