Qatar

We expect Qatar to continue to assert itself internationally and thus carry on in its role as a regional bridge-builder, a foreign policy that has earned the emirate considerable recognition. Indeed, towards the end of the Israel-Gaza conflict in January, Qatar hosted a summit, which gathered representatives of 13 Arab states, Hamas leaders, and Iranian Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The summit was highly critical of Israel, and according to a survey by the Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre carried out in Gaza and the West Bank at the end of January, 68.3% of Palestinians were satisfied with Qatar's role. However, Qatar's activist

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