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| Yemeni Jews arriving in Israel in 2016 |
Arab media, looking for more crimes to ascribe to Qatar, has found one: the report that Qatar helped hundreds of Yemeni Jews escape their country in 2013.
The fleeing Jews allegedly went to Qatar first and from there flew to Israel according to Lebanese media at the time.
Arab newspapers have the story today, and this op-ed explains why it is a big deal: It shows that Qatar is helping Israel and hurting Palestinians by allowing Jews from Arab countries to move to Israel. The writer says that Qatar falsely claims to defend Arabism but in fact is helping Israel at the expense of Yemen and Palestinians.
And, yes, the writer says that by doing this, Qatar has sold its honor.