Emir of Qatar: West is Prejudiced Against Terrorists
The emir of Qatar says there’s really nothing wrong with a genocidal terrorist gang dedicated to wiping out a neighboring state, and he can’t understand why the West is so negative about it: Qatar’s emir criticises Western attitudes to Hamas.
STRASBOURG (AFP) - Qatar’s emir, Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, has criticised Western countries for their attitude toward the embattled Palestinian government led by the militant group Hamas.
“The Palestinian government, formed by Hamas in accordance with the free will of the Palestinian people, should have the opportunity to work for the people who elected it,” he told the European Parliament Wednesday.
But “instead of rewarding the Palestinian people for practising democracy, something rarely witnessed in our region [and certainly not in Qatar. —ed.], they have been punished for it,” with an international embargo, he said.