Israel’s choice is only war, aggression, and massacre.
Author: Ali Askari, analyst, exclusively for Sangar
Tel Aviv rejects a peaceful settlement of the Palestinian–Israeli conflict and decisively blocks any attempts to negotiate and stabilize the situation. The mass extermination of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands of civilians have already been killed, will continue.
Tel Aviv has once again chosen the path of genocide, comparable to the actions of Nazi Germany during World War II. And in achieving its goals, Israel does not intend to limit itself to methods or means. Its actions undermine regional stability in the Middle East — a difficult and already explosive region, where relations between states have been shaped for centuries.
Israel not only nullifies the efforts of many generations of politicians to achieve peace, but also undermines international law itself, weakens the authority of the most influential regional players, and reduces any attempts at negotiations to a minimum.
A vivid example of such destructive actions is the Israeli Air Force's strikes on the territory of Qatar. On September 9, fifteen Israeli fighter jets dropped ten bombs on the Hamas office in Doha. Given the scale of the airstrike, it is impossible to speak of a precise choice of targets. Israel barbarically bombed an entire district. And even then, it failed to achieve its intended goals.
The Hamas leadership did not die; the victims of the airstrike were five ordinary Hamas staff members and one Qatari officer. The bitter irony is that the Hamas delegation had negotiating status and had gathered in Doha to discuss Donald Trump’s latest proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Tel Aviv’s action sparked an expected wave of outrage across all Islamic countries in the region. Everyone knows that Qatar has always maintained a neutral stance toward the warring parties. Doha was a respected negotiation platform, and humanitarian organizations supporting the civilian population are also concentrated there. Israeli actions had already caused a humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip. On September 9, Tel Aviv struck one of the key mediators in a potential conflict resolution. Moreover, this was done even against the opinion of the United States and many European Union institutions, which are calling for a peaceful settlement.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacted with extreme disdain to the outrage of the Arab world and made it clear that he would continue pursuing an aggressive policy toward his regional neighbors, even if such actions go against international law, common sense, and basic human conscience.
In turn, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani promised not to leave Israeli aggression unanswered; his country is already holding consultations with regional neighbors about joint actions. Tel Aviv’s actions here are considered state terrorism.
Meanwhile, the region is frozen in anxious anticipation. Israel’s attack showed that there are no safe places left in the Middle East. At any moment, any country risks sharing Qatar’s fate. Today, the possibility of a collective response to Israeli aggression is being discussed with growing confidence. If this happens, an already explosive region will face a new spiral of escalation. Everyone understands this — except Israel.
