The Qatar Weekly Update (QWU) – Part Of The Qatar Monitor Project (QMP) – No. 31, August 8, 2025
1. MEMRI Special Dispatch No. 12109, Qatar-Affiliated Journalists And Islamic Scholars Criticize Call To Disarm Hamas Issued By UN High-Level International Conference For Implementation Of Two State Solution: It Is A 'Betrayal Of Allah,' 'Collaboration With The Enemy'; Rights Will Be Achieved Only By Force, August 5, 2025. This call is in contradiction to Qatar's own vote in support of the decision to disarm Hamas taken in the conference convened by President Macron and Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
2. MEMRI Daily Brief No. 830, After The Israel-America-Iran War, What Can President Trump Do Now? By Yigal Carmon, August 5, 2025. If the regime is not changed, Shi'ite Iran on the one hand, and, Sunni Turkey, Syria, and Qatar on the other – who unlike Iran pretend to be allies of America but in fact, are absolute enemies – may bring the region into chaos. Regime change does not necessarily involve deploying American troops. It is enough to politically support the rights of ethnic minorities, 50% of Iran's population, against the Ayatollah's repression.
3. "The amount that this country is willing to disregard Qatar's impact... is mind-boggling." Ghaith Al-Omari ( @ GhAlOmari ), Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute, delivers a stark message at the ISGAP Capitol Hill Policy Workshop: Qatar's role in destabilizing the region is clear, yet America continues to turn a blind eye. ISGAP, August 5, 2025. His remarks align with ISGAP's Qatar Report, exposing how Qatari funding and influence empower Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, and a broader Islamist agenda that undermines peace and democracy. See full 2023 report here.
4. Democratic Congressman Landsman from Ohio calls on Qatar to detain Hamas leaders until hostages are freed, Jewish Insider, August 4, 2025.
5. I24 reporter criticizes Qatar: Hamas, HTS, ISIS, Qatar – One ideology that will destroy humanity unless we destroy it first, Laura Cellier on X, August 4, 2025.
6. Gazan student deported from France to Qatar due to her antisemitic social media posts, Times of Israel, August 3, 2025.
7. Qatargate: Serbia Labels Questioning of Israeli Spin Doctor "Confidential," Balkan Insight, July 25, 2025.
* Yigal Carmon is Founder and President of MEMRI.
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