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November 27, 2023

Qatar Caused a Crisis and Now Wants Credit for Helping to Fix It

But it’s Iran and Egypt that get results.

Both Qatar and Egypt have played critical roles as intermediaries in the still-ongoing hostage negotiations. On Saturday, when Hamas appeared close to reneging on its commitments, President Biden personally called the Qatari monarch and his prime minister to make sure that the releases continued. While Doha’s official statements claims that its goals are “to reduce tension, prevent escalation, protect civilian lives, respect international humanitarian law, and increase the flow of humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza,” they are in fact much more sinister, as Seth Mandel writes:

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November 27, 2023

  1. The Freeing of Hostages Is the Result of Israel’s Military Success

    The logic of the ceasefire.

  2. Qatar Caused a Crisis and Now Wants Credit for Helping to Fix It

    But it’s Iran and Egypt that get results.

  3. How Palestinian Propaganda Took Over College Campuses

    And how Europe and American charities funded it.

  4. Why Does Judaism Need So Many Rules, and What Do They Have to Do with Ethics?

    Yeshayahu Leibowitz, Eliezer Berkovits, and the philosophy of halakhah.

  5. A New Film Provides an Insiders’ Look at the World of Orthodox Dating

    The Shidduch Crisis.