{"id":28465,"date":"2017-06-14T05:30:53","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T09:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/geneveith\/?p=28465"},"modified":"2017-06-13T16:54:23","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T20:54:23","slug":"the-new-mideast-crisis-over-qatar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/geneveith\/2017\/06\/the-new-mideast-crisis-over-qatar\/","title":{"rendered":"The new mideast crisis over Qatar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
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The Middle East is embroiled in a new crisis, and it has nothing to do with Israel. \u00a0Nine Arab nations have cut off all diplomatic and economic ties with the oil-rich emirate of Qatar and are expelling Qatari citizens.<\/p>\n

Bahrain has made it a crime, punishable by 5 years in prison and a fine, \u00a0for any of its citizens to \u201cexpress sympathy\u201d for Qatar. \u00a0The United Arab Emirates will put you in prison for 15 years for expressing sympathy for\u00a0Qatar, \u201cwhether it be through the means of social media, or any type of written, visual or verbal form.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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Why? \u00a0Qatar has been supporting Islamic extremists under the table for years, some of which threaten the regimes of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and these other\u00a0monarchies and emirates.<\/p>\n

But the catalyst was a report quoting the Qatari Emir\u00a0expressing support for Iran and criticizing Donald Trump\u2019s policy towards Iran. \u00a0Qatar is supposed to be Sunni Muslim, as are these other Arab countries. \u00a0Iran is Shi\u2019ite. \u00a0 Those two Islamic sects are bitter enemies, sort of like Catholics and Protestants during the 30 Years War. \u00a0That a Sunni state would support Iran feels like both heresy and betrayal.<\/p>\n

Qatar claims that the Emir\u00a0said no such thing, that the quote was \u201cfake news\u201d connected to a hack by Russian intelligence. U. S. Intelligence says that this could very well be the case.<\/p>\n

At any rate, the uproar over\u00a0Qatar has turned into a new crisis in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

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From Katie Hunt,\u00a0Qatar crisis: What you need to know \u2013 CNN.com<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It\u2019s the biggest political crisis to hit the Middle East in years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Qatari nationals are now officially on notice to leave neighboring countries within two weeks after an unprecedented diplomatic freeze of the nation by key allies and neighbors.<\/div>\n
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A total of nine nations have so far moved to indefinitely sever ties with Qatar \u2014 a country of nearly 2.3 million people<\/a>, mostly foreign workers. . . .<\/div>\n
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Gulf allies have repeatedly criticized Qatar for alleged support of the Muslim Brotherhood, a nearly 100-year-old Islamist group considered a terrorist organization by Saudi Arabia and the UAE.<\/div>\n
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The UAE accused Qatar of \u201cfunding and hosting\u201d the group in its statement announcing the severance of ties. However, analysts say the rift is also driven by the belief that Qatar is too closely aligned with Iran.<\/div>\n
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The diplomatic crisis came two weeks after Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt blocked several Qatari media outlets \u2014 including Al Jazeera \u2014 over comments allegedly made by Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Al Hamad Al Thani.<\/div>\n
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Al Thani reportedly hailed Iran as an \u201cIslamic power\u201d and criticized US President Donald Trump\u2019s policy towards Tehran.<\/div>\n
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Qatar said the website was hacked \u2014 and on June 6, US officials told CNN <\/a>that US investigators believe Russian hackers were behind it.<\/div>\n
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US officials said the goal of the Russians appeared to be creation of a rift among the US and its allies.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

[Keep reading. . .]<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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