Marwan Muasher: Peace in the region has become difficult
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Marwan Muasher said that it's very difficult to think today of Qatar resuming its mediation efforts, when it feels at risk that Israel is going to strike at the very negotiators that it is dealing with, and it is going to be very difficult for any country to step in and mediate the release of Israeli hostages.
Speaking to PBS channel, Muasher added that the Israeli attack on Qatar has stark consequences on the region and on the Israeli hostages themselves.
Talking about peace in general today in the region is becoming very, very difficult with Israeli actions that are being taken without accountability, Muasher noted, thinking that the primary question that the region is asking today is, is regional peace a priority of Israel?
Because, judging from Israeli actions coupled with Israeli statements that they intend to annex the West Bank, it does not seem that regional peace is of any priority to Israel. I think what it is also doing is, it is killing the prospects of any expansion of the Abrahamic Accords. The Abrahamic Accords were a cornerstone of U.S. policy, both for the Biden administration and the Trump administration, the former minister indicated.
Also, he stated that today, there is not just no chance for Saudi Arabia to join the Abrahamic Accords because of this action, but even Gulf countries who have joined, like Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, are today revisiting their stand.
Muasher pointed out that since October 7, Geoff, at least five Arab countries were bombarded by Israel — Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Qatar, not to mention Iran, of course, which is not an Arab country, and Tunisia, and without accountability. Israel is clearly violating the U.N. Charter without any country in the world basically taking any action against it.
'If the Trump administration has not been able to stop Israel from hitting a U.S. ally which has played a central role in releasing the vast majority of Israeli hostages, if the Trump administration is not able to implement its own priority in the region, which is expansion of the Abrahamic Accords, as I said, that says a lot about the Trump administration's ability to rein in its principle ally, Israel,' he said.
He concluded the interview by pointing out that the war on the Gaza Strip must stop, as it has already claimed the lives of 65,000 Palestinian civilians, with no end in sight.
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Marwan Muasher said that it's very difficult to think today of Qatar resuming its mediation efforts, when it feels at risk that Israel is going to strike at the very negotiators that it is dealing with, and it is going to be very difficult for any country to step in and mediate the release of Israeli hostages.
Speaking to PBS channel, Muasher added that the Israeli attack on Qatar has stark consequences on the region and on the Israeli hostages themselves.
Talking about peace in general today in the region is becoming very, very difficult with Israeli actions that are being taken without accountability, Muasher noted, thinking that the primary question that the region is asking today is, is regional peace a priority of Israel?
Because, judging from Israeli actions coupled with Israeli statements that they intend to annex the West Bank, it does not seem that regional peace is of any priority to Israel. I think what it is also doing is, it is killing the prospects of any expansion of the Abrahamic Accords. The Abrahamic Accords were a cornerstone of U.S. policy, both for the Biden administration and the Trump administration, the former minister indicated.
Also, he stated that today, there is not just no chance for Saudi Arabia to join the Abrahamic Accords because of this action, but even Gulf countries who have joined, like Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, are today revisiting their stand.
Muasher pointed out that since October 7, Geoff, at least five Arab countries were bombarded by Israel — Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Qatar, not to mention Iran, of course, which is not an Arab country, and Tunisia, and without accountability. Israel is clearly violating the U.N. Charter without any country in the world basically taking any action against it.
'If the Trump administration has not been able to stop Israel from hitting a U.S. ally which has played a central role in releasing the vast majority of Israeli hostages, if the Trump administration is not able to implement its own priority in the region, which is expansion of the Abrahamic Accords, as I said, that says a lot about the Trump administration's ability to rein in its principle ally, Israel,' he said.
He concluded the interview by pointing out that the war on the Gaza Strip must stop, as it has already claimed the lives of 65,000 Palestinian civilians, with no end in sight.
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Marwan Muasher said that it's very difficult to think today of Qatar resuming its mediation efforts, when it feels at risk that Israel is going to strike at the very negotiators that it is dealing with, and it is going to be very difficult for any country to step in and mediate the release of Israeli hostages.
Speaking to PBS channel, Muasher added that the Israeli attack on Qatar has stark consequences on the region and on the Israeli hostages themselves.
Talking about peace in general today in the region is becoming very, very difficult with Israeli actions that are being taken without accountability, Muasher noted, thinking that the primary question that the region is asking today is, is regional peace a priority of Israel?
Because, judging from Israeli actions coupled with Israeli statements that they intend to annex the West Bank, it does not seem that regional peace is of any priority to Israel. I think what it is also doing is, it is killing the prospects of any expansion of the Abrahamic Accords. The Abrahamic Accords were a cornerstone of U.S. policy, both for the Biden administration and the Trump administration, the former minister indicated.
Also, he stated that today, there is not just no chance for Saudi Arabia to join the Abrahamic Accords because of this action, but even Gulf countries who have joined, like Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, are today revisiting their stand.
Muasher pointed out that since October 7, Geoff, at least five Arab countries were bombarded by Israel — Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Qatar, not to mention Iran, of course, which is not an Arab country, and Tunisia, and without accountability. Israel is clearly violating the U.N. Charter without any country in the world basically taking any action against it.
'If the Trump administration has not been able to stop Israel from hitting a U.S. ally which has played a central role in releasing the vast majority of Israeli hostages, if the Trump administration is not able to implement its own priority in the region, which is expansion of the Abrahamic Accords, as I said, that says a lot about the Trump administration's ability to rein in its principle ally, Israel,' he said.
He concluded the interview by pointing out that the war on the Gaza Strip must stop, as it has already claimed the lives of 65,000 Palestinian civilians, with no end in sight.
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Marwan Muasher: Peace in the region has become difficult
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