A regular host at L’Informale, Daniel Pipes, president of the Middle East Forum, has answered some questions about Qatar and the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
L’Informale: The Qatar Investment Authority purchased the Park Lane Hotel in New York City from Steve Witkoff, a real estate investor, for $623 million. Now President Trump’s envoy, Witkoff praised Qatar in a recent interview with Tucker Carlson: “They’re good, decent people. What they want is a mediation that’s effective, that gets to a peace goal. And why? Because they’re a small nation and they want to be acknowledged as a peacemaker. … you have to trust the Qataris. … God bless them.” Do you see a connection between the purchase and the compliments?