Four Seasons Evades Questions About Hosting Hamas Terror Leader

The Four Seasons hotel chain is continuing to avoid questions about its recent hosting of a senior Hamas terror leader during a press conference held at the resort’s Doha location, sparking further questions about the hotel’s relationship with one of the terror group’s top leaders.

Following the Washington Free Beacon’s disclosure last month that the Four Seasons in Doha had hosted a press conference by Khaled Meshaal, a senior Hamas leader who is designated by the United States as a terrorist, the hotel chain quickly pushed back, accusing this outlet of fabricating the story.

When asked to address whether Meshaal resides at the hotel and whether the Four Seasons is evaluating its interactions with Hamas, the official stopped responding.

Multiple calls to the Four Seasons’ corporate headquarters in Canada also have gone unreturned in the weeks since Meshaal’s stay at the hotel was revealed.

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Terrorism experts remain concerned that the hotel will continue its relationship with Meshaal and ignore questions about the matter.

“Four Seasons admitted that Hamas held a press conference at one of their hotels but never issued guidance as to whether this would be tolerated again in the future, or what would be done to prevent it,” said Jonathan Schanzer, a former terrorism finance expert at the U.S. Treasury Department.

Experts such as Schanzer have noted that the Four Seasons could be in violation of U.S. laws preventing businesses from providing material support to foreign designated terror groups such as Hamas.

“Four Seasons can certainly claim that it has no control over what happens in its Doha hotel, but it is a business that works in the U.S., Canada, and other countries that are unambiguous about Hamas’ status as a terrorist group,” Schanzer said. “It may be vulnerable if it refuses to address this problem.”

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