Maintaining Escalatory Dominance: Trump and the Predominant Sway of ‘Israel Firsters’

The strike on the Hamas negotiating team assembled in Doha marks the end to an entire era – and “a new reality” for Qatar.

The strike on the Hamas negotiating team assembled in Doha to discuss the ‘Witkoff Gaza proposal’ is not just another ‘IDF operation’ to be passed over silently (as with the de-capitation of almost the entire civilian cabinet in Yemen).

It marks rather, the end to an entire era – and “a new reality” for Qatar.

It’s a landmark event. For decades, Qatar has played a very profi...