Ahmad Abdelbaset Rjoub Strategic Researcher and Writer - Jordan
A Message of Impunity from Israel with an American Cover By bombing the Qatari capital, Doha, Israel did not just bomb a Hamas leadership headquarters; it brazenly bombed every tenet of international law, every foundation of diplomacy, and every illusion of honest American mediation. This unprecedented raid is a clear declaration, as described by the Knesset speaker, that it is a 'message to the entire Middle East.' A message that no Arab capital is immune – from Sanaa to Beirut to Damascus and Doha – and that Israel, under Washington's implicit protection, is capable of violating the sovereignty of any state it chooses. The question that begs itself: who is next? Betrayal of the Mediator's House: The True Face of the Troubled American Mediation
Qatar has long been honored to play the role of an honest mediator, hosting arduous negotiations for two years, only for this diplomatic effort to be stabbed in the back. The Israeli attack on the Hamas leadership in Doha is a declaration of the end of the negotiation process and a deliberate thwarting of the very American plan.
The shocking paradox is that the strike came at a critical moment, when the Hamas leadership was on the verge of responding to American mediation proposals. This timing cannot be a coincidence. It indicates two things: The first is that there is no strategic mind in Israel that wants peace, but rather a mad expansionist drive.
The second, and more dangerous, is the lack of honesty and effectiveness of American mediation. Washington's primary ally does not hesitate to blow up a negotiation process sponsored by Washington itself, revealing that the US administration is either incapable of restraining its ally, or is implicitly complicit with its agenda, making its mediation merely a play to legitimize the continuation of aggression.
The Contradictory American Stance: Deliberate Duplicity and Calculated Failure The American position on this raid is a living embodiment of duplicity and contradiction. The division in Washington is not as real as it is employed to serve the same goal: enabling Israel. • Trump, with his extreme positions that border on what could be described as new anti-Semitism, is the most anti-Palestinian. He supported a deal to end the war, but at the same time supports the extreme right-wing ideological current led by Netanyahu, who hates Palestinians and hates democratic Israel simultaneously. • Biden, on the other hand, 'supports Israel and hates Netanyahu,' but this personal 'hatred' has never translated into any real action to curb the latter. On the contrary, the United States continues to supply him with weapons and diplomatic cover.
The result is an American policy that is both paralyzed and deliberate: public condemnation of Netanyahu's actions, coupled with unlimited support for him on the ground. This contradiction is not innocent; it provides cover for Israeli aggression and prolongs the war, while Washington presents itself to the world as the only neutral party, even as it funds the aggression and shields it from accountability. The Hostages and the War: Exposing the American Card
Frankly, the only conclusion is that Israel is not interested in releasing the hostages, and that American claims of making them a priority are merely a card for deception. The evidence is overwhelming: instead of pursuing the diplomatic track, the state hosting the negotiations is being bombed. The real goal is to prolong the war to satisfy [Itamar] Ben-Gvir and [Bezalel] Smotrich and buy Netanyahu's political survival, even at the cost of regional stability and everyone's lives, including the hostages.
Conclusion: The Arabs Must Move Beyond the Illusion of American Mediation and Take Real Action The cards have been completely exposed. Netanyahu wants to remain leader and run amok everywhere, and American mediation is either incapable or complicit. It has become clear that peace between the Arabs and Israel will not be achieved as long as Israel feels free to bomb with American support. It is time for the free world to realize that the true test of its principles is to stand against the attempted assassination of those negotiating a ceasefire. As for the Arab states, Israel has crossed all red lines. Responding with hollow denunciations and condemnations is no longer acceptable.
What is required today is unified and bold Arab action: 1. Diplomatic action at the United Nations to expose and criminalize the aggression. 2. A review of political and economic relations with the extremist Netanyahu government. 3. Direct pressure on Israel's Western allies by setting clear conditions for the continuation of relations with them. 4. Building an independent Arab strategy for pressure, not begging for biased American mediation.
Israel will only be deterred by a heavy price. Arab sovereignty, regional peace, and the future of coming generations are at stake, and time is not on the side of those waiting for biased mediation from a dishonest party.
Ahmad Abdelbaset Rjoub Strategic Researcher and Writer - Jordan
A Message of Impunity from Israel with an American Cover By bombing the Qatari capital, Doha, Israel did not just bomb a Hamas leadership headquarters; it brazenly bombed every tenet of international law, every foundation of diplomacy, and every illusion of honest American mediation. This unprecedented raid is a clear declaration, as described by the Knesset speaker, that it is a 'message to the entire Middle East.' A message that no Arab capital is immune – from Sanaa to Beirut to Damascus and Doha – and that Israel, under Washington's implicit protection, is capable of violating the sovereignty of any state it chooses. The question that begs itself: who is next? Betrayal of the Mediator's House: The True Face of the Troubled American Mediation
Qatar has long been honored to play the role of an honest mediator, hosting arduous negotiations for two years, only for this diplomatic effort to be stabbed in the back. The Israeli attack on the Hamas leadership in Doha is a declaration of the end of the negotiation process and a deliberate thwarting of the very American plan.
The shocking paradox is that the strike came at a critical moment, when the Hamas leadership was on the verge of responding to American mediation proposals. This timing cannot be a coincidence. It indicates two things: The first is that there is no strategic mind in Israel that wants peace, but rather a mad expansionist drive.
The second, and more dangerous, is the lack of honesty and effectiveness of American mediation. Washington's primary ally does not hesitate to blow up a negotiation process sponsored by Washington itself, revealing that the US administration is either incapable of restraining its ally, or is implicitly complicit with its agenda, making its mediation merely a play to legitimize the continuation of aggression.
The Contradictory American Stance: Deliberate Duplicity and Calculated Failure The American position on this raid is a living embodiment of duplicity and contradiction. The division in Washington is not as real as it is employed to serve the same goal: enabling Israel. • Trump, with his extreme positions that border on what could be described as new anti-Semitism, is the most anti-Palestinian. He supported a deal to end the war, but at the same time supports the extreme right-wing ideological current led by Netanyahu, who hates Palestinians and hates democratic Israel simultaneously. • Biden, on the other hand, 'supports Israel and hates Netanyahu,' but this personal 'hatred' has never translated into any real action to curb the latter. On the contrary, the United States continues to supply him with weapons and diplomatic cover.
The result is an American policy that is both paralyzed and deliberate: public condemnation of Netanyahu's actions, coupled with unlimited support for him on the ground. This contradiction is not innocent; it provides cover for Israeli aggression and prolongs the war, while Washington presents itself to the world as the only neutral party, even as it funds the aggression and shields it from accountability. The Hostages and the War: Exposing the American Card
Frankly, the only conclusion is that Israel is not interested in releasing the hostages, and that American claims of making them a priority are merely a card for deception. The evidence is overwhelming: instead of pursuing the diplomatic track, the state hosting the negotiations is being bombed. The real goal is to prolong the war to satisfy [Itamar] Ben-Gvir and [Bezalel] Smotrich and buy Netanyahu's political survival, even at the cost of regional stability and everyone's lives, including the hostages.
Conclusion: The Arabs Must Move Beyond the Illusion of American Mediation and Take Real Action The cards have been completely exposed. Netanyahu wants to remain leader and run amok everywhere, and American mediation is either incapable or complicit. It has become clear that peace between the Arabs and Israel will not be achieved as long as Israel feels free to bomb with American support. It is time for the free world to realize that the true test of its principles is to stand against the attempted assassination of those negotiating a ceasefire. As for the Arab states, Israel has crossed all red lines. Responding with hollow denunciations and condemnations is no longer acceptable.
What is required today is unified and bold Arab action: 1. Diplomatic action at the United Nations to expose and criminalize the aggression. 2. A review of political and economic relations with the extremist Netanyahu government. 3. Direct pressure on Israel's Western allies by setting clear conditions for the continuation of relations with them. 4. Building an independent Arab strategy for pressure, not begging for biased American mediation.
Israel will only be deterred by a heavy price. Arab sovereignty, regional peace, and the future of coming generations are at stake, and time is not on the side of those waiting for biased mediation from a dishonest party.
Ahmad Abdelbaset Rjoub Strategic Researcher and Writer - Jordan
A Message of Impunity from Israel with an American Cover By bombing the Qatari capital, Doha, Israel did not just bomb a Hamas leadership headquarters; it brazenly bombed every tenet of international law, every foundation of diplomacy, and every illusion of honest American mediation. This unprecedented raid is a clear declaration, as described by the Knesset speaker, that it is a 'message to the entire Middle East.' A message that no Arab capital is immune – from Sanaa to Beirut to Damascus and Doha – and that Israel, under Washington's implicit protection, is capable of violating the sovereignty of any state it chooses. The question that begs itself: who is next? Betrayal of the Mediator's House: The True Face of the Troubled American Mediation
Qatar has long been honored to play the role of an honest mediator, hosting arduous negotiations for two years, only for this diplomatic effort to be stabbed in the back. The Israeli attack on the Hamas leadership in Doha is a declaration of the end of the negotiation process and a deliberate thwarting of the very American plan.
The shocking paradox is that the strike came at a critical moment, when the Hamas leadership was on the verge of responding to American mediation proposals. This timing cannot be a coincidence. It indicates two things: The first is that there is no strategic mind in Israel that wants peace, but rather a mad expansionist drive.
The second, and more dangerous, is the lack of honesty and effectiveness of American mediation. Washington's primary ally does not hesitate to blow up a negotiation process sponsored by Washington itself, revealing that the US administration is either incapable of restraining its ally, or is implicitly complicit with its agenda, making its mediation merely a play to legitimize the continuation of aggression.
The Contradictory American Stance: Deliberate Duplicity and Calculated Failure The American position on this raid is a living embodiment of duplicity and contradiction. The division in Washington is not as real as it is employed to serve the same goal: enabling Israel. • Trump, with his extreme positions that border on what could be described as new anti-Semitism, is the most anti-Palestinian. He supported a deal to end the war, but at the same time supports the extreme right-wing ideological current led by Netanyahu, who hates Palestinians and hates democratic Israel simultaneously. • Biden, on the other hand, 'supports Israel and hates Netanyahu,' but this personal 'hatred' has never translated into any real action to curb the latter. On the contrary, the United States continues to supply him with weapons and diplomatic cover.
The result is an American policy that is both paralyzed and deliberate: public condemnation of Netanyahu's actions, coupled with unlimited support for him on the ground. This contradiction is not innocent; it provides cover for Israeli aggression and prolongs the war, while Washington presents itself to the world as the only neutral party, even as it funds the aggression and shields it from accountability. The Hostages and the War: Exposing the American Card
Frankly, the only conclusion is that Israel is not interested in releasing the hostages, and that American claims of making them a priority are merely a card for deception. The evidence is overwhelming: instead of pursuing the diplomatic track, the state hosting the negotiations is being bombed. The real goal is to prolong the war to satisfy [Itamar] Ben-Gvir and [Bezalel] Smotrich and buy Netanyahu's political survival, even at the cost of regional stability and everyone's lives, including the hostages.
Conclusion: The Arabs Must Move Beyond the Illusion of American Mediation and Take Real Action The cards have been completely exposed. Netanyahu wants to remain leader and run amok everywhere, and American mediation is either incapable or complicit. It has become clear that peace between the Arabs and Israel will not be achieved as long as Israel feels free to bomb with American support. It is time for the free world to realize that the true test of its principles is to stand against the attempted assassination of those negotiating a ceasefire. As for the Arab states, Israel has crossed all red lines. Responding with hollow denunciations and condemnations is no longer acceptable.
What is required today is unified and bold Arab action: 1. Diplomatic action at the United Nations to expose and criminalize the aggression. 2. A review of political and economic relations with the extremist Netanyahu government. 3. Direct pressure on Israel's Western allies by setting clear conditions for the continuation of relations with them. 4. Building an independent Arab strategy for pressure, not begging for biased American mediation.
Israel will only be deterred by a heavy price. Arab sovereignty, regional peace, and the future of coming generations are at stake, and time is not on the side of those waiting for biased mediation from a dishonest party.
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