U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday warned Israel to use extreme caution when targeting Hamas leaders.
Speaking to reporters in New Jersey before returning to the White House, Trump was asked what message he had for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
Trump replied, “My message is that they have to be very, very careful. They have to do something about Hamas. But Qatar has been a great ally to the United States. A lot of people don’t know that. I told the Emir, who I think is a wonderful person actually, ‘You need better public relations.’ People talk of them so badly. And they shouldn’t be. Qatar has been a really great ally.”
“So Israel and everybody else, we have to be careful,” Trump asserted. “When we attack people, we have to be careful.”
(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)
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5 Responses
Mr. President, we ought not have allies as our friends if they’re supporters of terrorists. Firstly, why are they allowing Hamas to live in their country altogether? Secondly, why do we love a nation that has given billions of dollars to terrorists? How are they different than Iran? Is Iran also our friend and ally?
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Well maybe the President can tell his really great wonderful ally not to harbor, protect, and support murderous terrorists. Maybe then his public relations, and control over his sovereign territory will improve.
Maybe Qatar has been a great ally to the US, but it has been a great enemy to Israel as an enabler for Hamas. Why should Israel not try to protect its citizens from an enemy just because the US has a conflicting strategic issue? I’m wondering if it wasn’t Trump’s messenger who tipped them off and thereby saved the lives of the Hamas leadership, thus prolonging the war. Next time, DON’T TELL HIM IN ADVANCE!
You can be sure the response had nothing to do with a 400 million dollar plane that Qatar gifted to him for no apparent reason