Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeSheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who as ruler of Qatar transformed the tiny Persian Gulf nation into a global player in diplomacy, media and investment and then shattered tradition by voluntarily turning over power to his son, has died, state media reported. He was 74.In the NewsQatar's Former Ruler Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani Died at Age 74Netanyahu, Israeli Leaders Across the Spectrum Mourn Sudden Death of Sen. GrahamThe Missing Palestinian Debate: Why Can't We Talk About Our Collective Trauma?Likud Officials Fear Netanyahu Push for Power Over Party's SlateBad, Mad and Functional: Three Ways of Thinking About the JewRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelInside the German pro-Israel Lobby's Campaign to Defund UNRWAEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?