U.S. Ambassador to Qatar Timmy Davis stressed the importance of Washington’s diplomatic relationship with Doha for regional “peace and security,” speaking during a meeting with Qatar’s chief spokesperson on Monday.
Davis said he sat down with Majed al-Ansari for a “robust conversation on key regional and international developments, reaffirming the importance of the U.S.-Qatar partnership for peace and security.”
Al-Ansari wrote on X: “The strong bonds between Qatar and the U.S. are further strengthened by our shared commitment to securing peace & stability in the region and beyond in these difficult times.”
Neither diplomat mentioned the ongoing indirect hostages-for-ceasefire talks between Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization, which Qatar and Egypt have been mediating with the backing of the United States.
Qatar, which hosts Hamas and has provided the terrorist organization with hundreds of millions of dollars, played a role last year in mediating the release of hostages from Gaza in exchange for Palestinian terrorists.
Doha previously deflected accusations of playing a double game, saying the Biden administration requested that it open that mediation channel.
In April, a top Qatari official told an Arab League summit that there could be no negotiations with Israel as the Jewish people are “slayers of prophets.” Essa bin Ahmad al-Nassr, who serves in the Shura Council legislature and holds the rank of brigadier-general in the Qatari Armed Forces, claimed that Judaism “only accept[s] one thing—killing.”
