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Rabbi Marc Schneier in Manama, Bahrain, June 24, 2019 (Raphael Ahren/Times of Israel)
June 25, 2019, 1:43 pm
Bahrain remains committed to Palestinians, rabbi with ties to king says
Marc Schneier, a member of the kingdom’s delegation to the US-led workshop, says Manama and Jerusalem may normalize relations by the end of 2019, but only if there’s a peace deal
By Raphael Ahren
Rabbi Marc Schneier (left) with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir (courtesy The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding)
December 24, 2018, 3:10 pm
US Syria withdrawal may speed up Arab-Israeli detente, well-connected rabbi says
Marc Schneier, who this month was named a ‘special adviser’ to the king of Bahrain, predicts a Netanyahu visit to Manama as early as January
By Raphael Ahren
Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani in Gaza City. (photo credit: (photo credit: AP/Hatem Moussa)
June 25, 2013, 9:33 am
Qatar ruler hands over power to son in ‘new era’
British-educated Sheik Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, 33, will become leader of the powerful Gulf state
Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani in Gaza City. (photo credit: (photo credit: AP/Hatem Moussa)
June 24, 2013, 1:43 pm
Qatar talks hint at leadership transition
Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, 61, said to be preparing to step down in favor of 33-year-old crown prince
Anti-Syrian regime protesters hold up a banner in Arabic reading: "Thank you Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait," during a demonstration, in Idlib province, northern Syria, in March 2012. (photo credit: AP/Local Coordination Committees in Syria)
April 24, 2013, 12:06 pm
Qatar faces backlash among rebel groups in Syria
Oil-rich gulf state accused of favoring Islamists over moderates in its funding of the Syrian opposition
By Brian Murphy and Zeina Karam
King Abdullah II of Jordan, left, welcomes Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas after his arrival at the Royal Palace in Amman, Jordan, in March, 2013. (AP Photo/ Raad Adayleh)
March 31, 2013, 5:00 pm
Abbas and Abdullah sign Jerusalem protection pact
Palestinian leader and Jordanian king agree to ‘defend’ the city’s holy sites, ‘both Christian and Muslim’
By Yifa Yaakov and AP
Emir of Qatar Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, center, attends the opening session of the Arab League Summit in Doha, Qatar in March 2013. (photo credit: AP/Ghiath Mohamad)
March 26, 2013, 8:59 pm
Qatar makes Syria, Palestinians priority at summit
Using checkbook diplomacy, hyper-wealthy host nation positioning to take leadership role among Arab League states
By Brian Murphy
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashes the victory sign as he attends the 12th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 6 (Photo credit: AP/Amr Nabil)
February 7, 2013, 11:18 am
Summit of folly
Saudis boycott meeting on Syria with Iran; Abbas accidentally thanks ‘President Mohammed Hosni’ for Egyptian hospitality
By Michael Bassin
Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, left, and Gaza's Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniyeh, right, arrive for a cornerstone-laying ceremony for Hamad, a new residential neighborhood in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, October 23, 2012. AP/Mohammed Salem.
November 23, 2012, 7:44 pm
Gaza’s mideast suitors
Hamas’s big brothers, Qatar and Iran, are pulling the Strip’s rulers in opposite directions
By Brian Murphy
Palestinians wave Hamas flags during a demonstration in solidarity with Gaza and against Israel's military operation in the coastal enclave, in the WestBank city of Ramallah November 16, 2012 (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90)
November 17, 2012, 10:12 pm
Hamas says it has ‘suicide units’ ready to confront Israeli ground forces in Gaza
Islamists also threaten to resume suicide attacks in Israel; single report of Hamas agreeing to ceasefire with Israel starting midnight
By Elhanan Miller
Poster image of Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal during a rally marking the 21st anniversary of the Islamist movement?s creation on December 14, 2008 in Gaza City (photo credit: Flash90/Abed Rahim Khatib)
November 11, 2012, 5:53 pm
Hamas chief Mashaal may be reconsidering retirement
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood leader reportedly exerted pressure on politburo head to remain in office
By Elhanan Miller
Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan address the media during a joint press conference after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, in October 2012 (photo credit: AP/Michael Sohn)
November 2, 2012, 2:46 pm
Turkish PM in talks with Hamas to visit Gaza
Erdogan would become second head of state to visit Strip since Hamas takeover in 2007
By Joshua Davidovich
An Israeli police sapper holds the remains of a rocket rocket fired by Palestinian militants after it hit a community along the Israel Gaza Border, southern Israel, Wednesday, October 24 (photo credit: PA/Ariel Schalit)
October 25, 2012, 4:27 pm
Mysterious fire in Khartoum
Columnists debate whether the visit of Qatar’s emir to Gaza was good or bad for Palestinians
By Elhanan Miller
Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, left, and Gaza's Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniyeh, right, arrive for a cornerstone-laying ceremony for Hamad, a new residential neighborhood in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, October 23, 2012. AP/Mohammed Salem.
October 24, 2012, 3:21 pm
Qatari visit to Gaza, praised and criticized
Violence continues in Syria as international envoy pleads for a ceasefire
By Elhanan Miller
A Lebanese man prays at the grave of Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan and his bodyguard, Ahmad Sahyouni, who were assassinated on Friday by a car bomb, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, October 22, 2012 (photo credit: AP/Maya Alleruzzo)
October 23, 2012, 12:04 pm
Gaza rejoices and Tripoli simmers
Lebanon’s prime minister retracts his resignation; a ceasefire in Syria seems unlikely; and Gaza gears up for a princely visit
By Elhanan Miller
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