In the peace negotiations for Gaza, Trumps and Kushner’s close economic connections could now pay off to the Arab countries. Qatar in particular plays a frequently opaque role in the conflict. The country is courting Islamist terrorist organizations such as the Afghan Taliban and the leadership of Hamas, also the anti-Israel TV channel Al Jazeera sits in Qatar. The leadership in Doha presents itself as a neutral intermediary, but at the same time runs a policy of Islamization, for example through the financing of the new rulers in Syria.
Whether Trump’s peace initiative is successful will be shown in the course of this week. In any case, he brought together the main actors. Israel has sent Ron Dermer to Egypt, the Minister of Strategic Enlightenment. Already on Sunday, Israel’s hostage representative Gal Hirsch came together with a representative of the Red Cross for a “preparatory meeting”-this too is also an indication of the seriousness of the talks in Egypt. For the Hamas, Katar travels their highest leader abroad, Chalil Al-Haja-he almost missed an Israeli attack in Doha in early September.
A lot is not only at stake in Egypt for the Middle East. It is not without reason that Donald Trump should insist that the Israeli hostages are released this week. This year’s Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded in Oslo on Friday. Trump has long made no secret of the fact that he claims the honor for himself. If the talks in the seaside resort of Sharm EL-Sheikh go successfully, Trump should get a little closer to his dream.
