Money & Diplomacy in the Middle East: the Pragmatic Romance Between Israel and Qatar Continues, Despite Insults and Deaths

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For more than a decade, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has perfected a dual language: an inflamed rhetoric of Islamic solidarity for his inner base, and a pragmatism of negotiator with his opponents when the economy demands it. Nowhere is this tension more intense than in his choice between Qatar, a long-standing financial and ideological partner, and the emerging bloc of the Abraham Accords formed by Israel, the United Arab Emirates and the Uni…

Hospodářské Nnoviny (HN.cz)

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The Arab Qatar and the Jewish state have a complicated, yet fruitful relationship. Officially, Israeli elites distance themselves from the small Arab monarchy, but off-camera they trade with it, exchange information, and generally cooperate. Geopolitically, Qatar, which is exceptionally ambitious and pragmatic, is an important...