Marwan Muasher:
I think it’s very difficult to think today of Qatar resuming its mediation efforts, when it feels at risk that Israel is going to strike at the very negotiators that it is dealing with.
But, beyond that, it is going to be very difficult for any country to step in and mediate the release of Israeli hostages. And so it has stark consequences on the region. Unfortunately, it has stark consequences on the Israeli hostages themselves. I think talking about peace in general today in the region is becoming very, very difficult with Israeli actions that are being taken without accountability.
Since October 7, Geoff, at least five Arab countries were bombarded by Israel — Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Qatar, not to mention Iran, of course, which is not an Arab country, and Tunisia, and without accountability. Israel is clearly violating the U.N. Charter without any country in the world basically taking any action against it.
