Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCalls for Qatar sanctions over Hamas links misconstrue nature of relationship: Ex-U.S. diplomatGerald M. Feierstein, director for Arabian Peninsula Affairs at the Middle East Institute and former U.S. ambassador to Yemen under President Barack Obama, discusses the Israel-Hamas conflict. He says Qatar has played an "important role" in cooperating with the United States, "promoting security and stability in the region" and in mediation, which will be "useful in these kinds of very complicated situations."

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Persons: Gerald M, Feierstein, Barack Obama Organizations: Arabian Peninsula Affairs, Middle East Institute Locations: Qatar, U.S, Yemen, Israel, United States