October 14, 2014 | Quote
Shady Ally? Qatar Accused of Sponsoring Terror
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“Qatar has pledged, over the last decade or so, over a half a billion dollars to Hamas governments, to Hamas infrastructure projects, and Hamas loyalists in the Gaza Strip,” David Weinberg, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said.
Weinberg told CBN News that American officials have noticed Qatar's cozy relationship with Hamas.
“We've seen some public statements recently from Mike Rogers, the Intel Committee chairman in the House, as well as from the House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman, Ed Royce — both raising concerns about Qatar's record in this regard,” Weinberg said.
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“The relationship is extraordinarily close,” Weinberg said. “For many years the Qatari government was subsidizing Al Jazeera.”
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