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How  Qfitar  being forced  to  stop  funding  terrorism  led  to  Hamas  and 
Fatah  reconciling 

For  years,  Egypt  has  sought  to  improve  relations  between  both  parties  operating  in  the  Palestinian  territories.  Now  it 
seems  like  something  has  actually  changed  -  but  what  will  Qatar  do  next? 


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talks  with  the  rival  Fatah  was  unexpected  but  not  surprising.  For 
weeks  now.  Palestinian  political  commentators  have  judged  that 
Hamas’  position  in  Gaza  would  become  increasingly  precarious 
as  Qatar,  the  group’s  principal  benefactor,  began  to  feel  the 
political  and  economic  pressures  of  the  Anti-Terror  Quartet’s 
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The  rapprochement  is  certainly  welcome  -  an  end  to  the  violent, 
decade-long  feud  between  both  Palestinian  parties  may  well  bring  fresh 
impetus  to  the  conflict  resolution  efforts  with  Israel.  Yet  the  timing  is 
significant:  the  cessation  of  Qatar’s  financial  and  military  aid  to  Hamas 
comes  at  a  moment  when  Islamist  extremist  rebels  in  the  region  appear 


Hardline  Islamist  militias  are  collapsing  in  Syria  and  only  last  month 
the  Iraqi  army  reclaimed  Tal  Afar,  the  former  Isis  stronghold,  having 
defeated  Isis  forces  in  Mosul  in  July.  It  is  no  coincidence  that  these 
gains  have  increased  as  the  longer  sanctions  against  Qatar  have 
continued.  This  is  perhaps  the  first  major  policy  success  of  the  boycott: 
it  has  forced  Qatar  to  rein  in  its  pragmatic  support  for  extremist  groups 
as  the  world's  spotlight  is  fixed  on  Doha. 

The  political  implications  of  the  Hamas-Fatah  rapprochement  extend 
beyond  Gaza  For  years,  Egypt  has  sought  to  improve  relations  between 
both  parties  following  the  split  in  summer  2007.  Yet  efforts  at 
reconciliation  foundered  repeatedly  on  the  rock  of  Hamas’ 
intransigence  and  were  intensified  further  by  orders  from  Doha 

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In  this  respect.  Egypt’s  role  in  progressing  the  rapprochement  through 
brokering  talks  between  Hamas  and  Mohammed  Dahlan.  the  exiled 
former  Fatah  leader  currently  residing  in  the  UAE,  is  instructive. 

Hamas’  close  ties  with  the  Muslim  Brotherhood,  a  Qatari-funded 
extremist  organisation,  has  long  been  a  cause  for  concern  in  Egypt 
where  the  Sisi  government  has  conducted  tough  crackdowns  on  the 
organisation  since  coming  to  power  in  2014.  The  recent  decline  in 
Qatar’s  regional  influence  is  likely  to  curtail  the  Muslim  Brotherhood's 
operations  significantly,  leaving  Egypt  free  to  play  a  more  active  role  in 
the  peace  process  between  Israel  and  Palestine 

Elsewhere,  Hamas  has  sought  to  strengthen  regional  ties  as  other  Arab 
countries  have  overwhelmingly  lent  their  support  to  Egypt-led  efforts 
by  the  Quartet  to  broker  peace  between  Gaza  and  Israel  None  of 
Hamas'  former  allies,  including  the  Muslim  Brotherhood  and  Qatar. 


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Nonetheless,  the  GCC’s  sanctions  on  Qatar  severely  weakened  Hamas’ 
strongest  supporters  and  put  the  group  under  significant  pressure  in 
Gaza  Faced  with  growing  unpopularity  due  to  Fatah’s  cuts  to  Gaza’s 
electricity  supply  in  a  climate  of  Fatah-imposed  salary  cuts  on  Gaza 
government  employees  and  high  levels  of  unemployment,  Hamas  had 


Yet  the  reconciliation  may  well  be  a  precursor  of  things  to  come. 
Qatar’s  regional  proxies  are  coming  under  increasing  pressure  as  the 
country  itself  can  no  longer  afford  to  hind  their  operations. 

Under  these  circumstances,  the  question  remains:  what  will 
Qatar  do  next?  If  it  has  no  intention  of  taking  steps  to  reverse  its 
diplomatic  isolation,  it  may  decide  to  Te-engage  with  these 
extremist  groups  the  moment  the  spotlight  moves  elsewhere. 
That  would  be  a  dangerous  outcome  that  must  be  avoided  at  all 


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Charity  investigated  for  terror  ties  received  Qatar 
funding 

By  Luigi  Baresi  (https://www.neweufope.eu/author/luigi-baresi/) 
International  Affairs,  New  Europe 


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A  controversial  charity  that  has  been  investigated  by  several  countries  for  its 
links  to  extremism  appears  to  be  bankrolled  by  the  State  of  Qatar.  Muslim  Aid 
(https://www.muslimaid.org/),  a  London-based  charity  with  thirteen  offices 
around  the  world,  has  received  at  least  a  million  euros  since  201 1  from  the 
Qatari  government  or  one  of  its  state-supported  charities.  In  the  past,  the 
organisation  has  been  investigated  by  the  governments  of  England,  Wales 
(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the- 
uk/1 1 263309/Terror-link<harities-get-British-millions-in-Gift-Aid.html),  Spain 
(http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/12/08/spain.alqaeda/)  and 
Bangladesh  (http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-80287)  over  its  alleged 
funding  of  terrorist  movements.  Muslim  Aid  was  also  banned  in  Israel 
(http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/pressroom/2008/pages/defense%20minister% 


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20signs%20order%20banning%20hamas-affiliated%20charitable% 
20organizations%207-jul-2008.aspx)  in  2008  for  supporting  Hamas' fundraising 
network,  designated  a  terrorist  group  in  the  West 

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_designated_terrofist_groups).  According  to 
information  provided  by  Muslim  Aid's  legal  representatives,  the  UK  government 
did  not  find  "any  evidence  that  it  had  illegally  funded  any  proscribed  or 
designated  entities". 

In  the  UK,  Muslim  Aid  was  cleared  by  the  first  investigation  into  the  charity, 
finding  that  there  was  no  link  to  Syria  or  terrorism-related  activity.  Michelle 
Russell,  Head  of  Investigations  and  Enforcement  at  the  Charity  Commission  said 
at  the  time  of  the  announcement,  "It  is  important  for  the  public  to  understand 
that  opening  an  inquiry  is  not  in  itself  a  finding  of  wrong  doing". 

But  as  a  result  of  that  investigation,  the  Commission  appointed  an  Interim 
Manager  in  order  to  assist  Muslim  Aid  in  improving  its  governance  and  financial 
management. 

And  even  though  the  Spanish  government  has  not,  to  New  Europe's  knowledge, 
found  links  of  Muslim  Aid  to  terrorist  activities,  the  history  of  allegations  and 
ban  in  Israel  may  be  particularly  distressing  for  Spain,  which  has  allowed  Qatar 
to  build  up  to  150  mosques  in  the  country  until  2020.  In  2002,  a  Spanish  police 
report  found  that  Muslim  Aid  sent  funds  to  Mujahideen  fighters  in  Bosnia,  which 
Spanish  troops  had  fought  to  pacify  in  the  decade  preceding.  Spain  has  recently 
had  to  deal  with  its  own  radicalization  issues,  and  its  leaders  may  be 
disconcerted  that  so  many  new  mosques  are  under  construction  with  oversight 
from  Muslim  Aid. 


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The  State  of  Qatar  gave  almost  150,000  euros  to  Muslim  Aid  in  2011,  at  exactly 
the  moment  that  Doha  became  emboldened  by  an  Arab  Spring  it  thought  would 
help  it  overthrow  rival  regimes  in  the  region.  When  protests  erupted  on  Middle 
Eastern  streets,  the  then  Qatari  emir,  Sheik  Hamad  bin  Khalifa  al-Thani,  is  seen 
as  having  found  an  opportunity  to  establish  a  new  regional  order,  with  himself 
at  its  apex.  Qatar  is  accused  of  seeking  to  generate  and  benefit  from  pockets  of 
unrest  (https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/201 7/8/1 6/bahrain-state-tv- 
accuses-qatar-of-leading-anti-government-protests)  in  the  region.  In  2012,  the 
emir  pledged  (http://www.nytimes.com/201 2/1  0/24/world/middleeast/pledging- 
400-million-qatari-emir-makes-historic-visit-to-gaza-strip.html? 
mcubz=3&mtrref=www.google.com)  $400  million  to  Hamas  and  became  the  first 
head  of  state  to  visit  the  Gaza  Strip  since  Hamas  took  full  control  of  it  in  2007. 
Sources  say  the  former  fuelled  local  militias  with  guns  and  money,  no  matter 
how  radical,  to  support  this  enterprise. 

By  2013,  it  was  clear  the  strategy  had  failed.  But  Qatar  continued  to  channel 
money  to  Muslim  Aid  via  a  charity  called  Al  Asmakh,  which  is  based  out  of  Doha 
and  has  strong  ties  to  the  government.  Al  Asmakh  gave  almost  a  million  euros 
over  the  next  two  years.  In  the  UK  Muslim  Aid  formed  the  basis  of  a  second 
inquiry.  The  results  of  the  statutory  inquiry  were  never  published 

Qatar  is  currently  the  subject  of  a  three-and-a-half  month  boycott 
(http://country.eiu.com/article.aspx? 

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by  its  former  Gulf  allies.  They  accuse  it  of  supporting  terrorist  groups  like  Hamas 
and  the  Nusra  Front,  and  fomenting  extremism  through  a  national  broadcaster 
(Al  Jazeera  Arabic)  that  cynically  incites  sectarian  tensions  for  political  purposes. 
Qatar  denies  these  charges.  However,  this  week  Hamas  announced  a 
rapprochement  (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/17/palestinian- 


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elections-hamas-fatah-gaza-feud)  with  its  bitter  Palestinian  rival,  Fatah.  Many 
commentators  view  this  as  a  direct  result  Of  the  pressure  placed  on  Qatar  to  end 
its  support  for  Hamas,  which  has  no  option  but  to  return  to  the  negotiating  table 
now  that  it  has  lost  its  principal  backer. 

See  also:  Qatar  set  to  try  to  dominate  UN  General  Assembly 

(https://www.neweurope.eu/article/qatar-seeks-dominate-un-general- 

assembly/) 

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