Backing Doha means backing terror

Jordan’s Crown Prince Al Hussein met with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha on Wednesday, affirming his country’s “absolute solidarity” with Qatar in preserving its security and stability.

The visit came in the wake of an Israeli airstrike targeting several buildings in Doha used by senior leaders of Hamas. Prince Al Hussein’s message was presented as a show of regional support for Qatar after the attack.

It is important to underline that the Israeli strikes were not aimed at destabilizing Qatar as a state, but rather at eliminating the Hamas leadership that Doha has hosted and financed for years. 

According to regional sources, the strikes were precise, focused on buildings occupied by senior Hamas officials, not on civilian or Qatari institutions.

For more than a decade, Qatar has given Hamas a safe haven and financial backing, despite the group being widely designated as a terrorist organization. 

This policy has allowed Hamas to operate freely from Doha, far from the suffering in Gaza, while Qatar has sought to polish its image as a “neutral mediator.”

Jordan’s expression of solidarity with Qatar therefore rings hollow. It amounts to standing with a regime that has chosen to shelter and bankroll extremists, while presenting itself as a victim when those same extremists are targeted.

If Qatar truly seeks credibility on the world stage, it must end its support for terrorist groups and abandon the double game of funding extremism while demanding recognition as a responsible actor.

Until then, declarations of “solidarity” from regional leaders look less like genuine diplomacy and more like political theater.