Emir of Qatar slams Israel as a 'rogue' government in UNGA address
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani took aim at Israel during his address to the United Nations General Assembly, calling it a “rogue government.”
The Qatari leader began by referencing Israel’s airstrike on Hamas leadership in Doha earlier this month, calling it a “treacherous attack.”
“The whole world was shocked because of the circumstances of this heinous act, which we have classified as state terrorism,” he said, alleging it was an attempt to conduct political assassinations that “undermines any diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the genocide against the people in Gaza.”
"They visit our country and plot to attack it. They negotiate with delegations and plot to assassinate the members of the negotiation teams. It is difficult to cooperate with such a mentality that does not respect the most minimum standards of cooperation. It is impossible. Is this not the definition of a rouge government?" he said.
The emir also alleged Israel was not interested in securing the release of hostages, but that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was instead seeking to continue the war as long as possible.
“Israel is not a democratic country surrounded by enemies, but in fact, it is an enemy to its surrounding neighbors, and it's engaged in a genocide. And its leader is proud of preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state, and he promises that such a state will never be established,” he said.
Nevertheless, the Qatari leader said his country would continue its attempts to mediate peace along with Egypt and the U.S.
-ABC News' Shannon K. Kingston
