Trump Insists Mideast Allies Want to Fight Hamas; Forgets Who Funds Hamas
Newsweek reports Donald Trump’s assertion that regional actors are eager to put boots on the ground against Hamas. A rather selective memory, considering Qatar has openly funneled funds to Hamas for years, a fact documented by numerous outlets and acknowledged by Israeli officials themselves. (Netanyahu, for instance, once boasted of allowing Qatari money to keep Hamas strong, as reported by The
Times of Israel in 2019). So, when Trump talks of 'allies wanting to fight,' one might wonder if he’s referring to those who funded the very group they're supposedly fighting – a complex web of alleged statecraft that mainstream media often simplifies into neat 'good vs. evil' narratives. The real question isn't 'who wants to fight Hamas,' but 'who benefits from Hamas's continued existence?'