Just months ago, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar rolled out camel parades and royal pageantry to welcome President Donald Trump.
Today, those same leaders are united in outrage after an Israeli strike in Doha targeted Hamas figures.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called for “an Arab, Islamic and international response to confront the aggression” and deter what he described as Israel’s “criminal practices.”
In a striking shift, the UAE’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan flew to Qatar to embrace its emir – a scene unthinkable only a few years ago, when Saudi Arabia and the UAE spearheaded a boycott of Doha over allegations it backed terrorist groups, a charge Qatar has long denied.
The Israeli strike in Qatar violated “all international laws and norms,” Sheikh Mohammed said.
