International action required to ‘confront Israeli aggression’, says MBS
The international community must act to confront “Israeli aggression” after its attack on Doha, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said. Speaking to the Saudi Shura Council on Wednesday, the crown prince emphasised that his country “rejects” the Israeli strike against Hamas officials in Qatar.
Bin Salman also expressed his condemnation of Israel’s war on Gaza. “Gaza is Palestinian territory, and the rights of its people are inalienable and cannot be taken away by any aggression,” he said.
As we reported earlier, the Saudi crown prince is due to travel to Doha on Thursday in a show of support for Qatar.
Strong solidarity with Qatar in response to Israeli attack
There have been strong words in response to Israel’s attack on Doha, with the Qatari prime minister having said the situation has now gotten to the point of something that cannot be repaired.
He went on to say that this is a clear indication that Israel has no intention of being part of any peace, in Gaza or arguably the wider region …
We’ve also just gotten reports that a delegation of what we understand to be representatives of Israeli arms companies who tried to go to Dubai to participate in an arms conference has been stopped by authorities there from doing so.
It’s an indication of the growing sense of solidarity on a regional level, as well as more widely, in the wake of this attack.
UN Security Council meeting on Qatar strikes postponed
An emergency UNSC meeting addressing Israel’s attack on the Qatari capital has been rescheduled for Thursday, per a request from Doha.
“The Security Council postponed today’s emergency briefing on ‘the situation in the Middle East’ to tomorrow afternoon, at Qatar’s request, so that the Prime Minister of Qatar can take part in the meeting,” the South Korean presidency, currently the rotating council president, said in a statement Wednesday.
Canada says evaluating ties with Israel following Qatar strike
Foreign Minister Anita Anand has reiterated that Canada sees Israel’s attack on Doha as “unacceptable”, but offered few details about what changes, if any, are being considered.
“We are evaluating our relationship with Israel,” Anand told reporters.
When asked if Canada was considering sanctions of some kind, Anand said the government “will continue to evaluate our next steps”.
Canada has been evaluating for 2 years now...
Israeli strike on Qatar demonstrates ‘double standard’ in international community
Middle East analyst Adam Shapiro says that Israel’s strike on Qatar is not likely to result in serious consequences, since Israeli violations of international law have become routine and rarely incurred consequences.
“By not asking or not informing the Americans early, Netanyahu could avoid getting a ‘no’ and then just deal with the consequences after. Israel has consistently been rewarded for dealing with consequences after its attacks or its actions with a double standard in the international community,” he said.
“What others can’t get away with, Israel consistently gets away with.”
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