Israel’s recent strikes on Qatar and Yemen have once again demonstrated both the lawlessness of the Jewish state’s leadership and the deep divisions within the Arab world. The latter, in many ways, is responsible for the former.

With regard to Israel, everything is crystal clear. Israelis have long since ceased to observe any diplomatic conventions in achieving their goals.

Back in 1954, Israel launched a secret operation in Egypt called “Suzanne”—a large-scale provocation in Egypt, when Israeli military intelligence planted bombs in Egyptian, British and American facilities, disguised as local nationalists. The operation failed, the provocative and terrorist methods of the Jewish state became public knowledge, and the then Israeli Defense Minister Pinchas Lavon was forced to resign.

However, over the next 70 years, Israel carried out dozens of military operations against numerous sovereign states, including, at various times, attacking Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Sudan, Tunisia and even distant Uganda in Africa.

Moreover, their strikes targeted not only military and industrial facilities, but also peaceful villages and urban neighborhoods, as well as civilian aircraft. And that is not to mention the IDF’s systematic military operations in Palestine and the Gaza Strip, which have killed tens of thousands of civilians.

And now Qatar has been added to the list of countries targeted by Israel.
Israel has long demonstrated its disregard for international law with extreme candor bordering on arrogance and cynicism, whenever it suits its interests. In fact, no country in the world can be immune from possible Israeli attacks.

The only thing the leadership of the Jewish state takes into account is the possibility of retaliation. In other words, Israel is essentially living according to medieval customs, when only the strong were right, completely ignoring all the achievements of the civilized world in the field of international relations.

Clear proof that any negotiations with Israel are ephemeral and useless was demonstrated by the IDF Air Force’s missile strike on the Qatari capital of Doha, where a delegation from the Palestinian Hamas movement had arrived for talks.

In this particular situation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has shown that he is not satisfied with any compromise solution to the Gaza issue, including even the rather tough American one.

Al Jazeera, headquartered in Doha, noted that “over the past 22 months, Israel has derailed all serious cease-fire negotiations, sometimes after securing the release of its citizens held by Hamas or Islamic Jihad, while continuing to starve the Palestinians in Gaza and destroy their society.”

By striking Hamas leaders in a country that had been mediating the talks, Israel, according to Al Jazeera, emphasized that it was not interested in peace, but only wanted its enemies to surrender.

In general, with its truly primitive notions of justice, Israel understands and respects only force. For example, and fortunately for Israel, there are no nuclear powers among the victims of its aggression, because a single atomic bomb would be enough to completely destroy Tel Aviv and its surroundings because Israel’s territory is so small.

The courage of Israel’s leadership is bolstered by both the influence of Jewish communities around the world and the patronage of the United States. The U.S. views Israel as its most important outpost not only in the Middle East, but throughout the world, and is de facto the guarantor of its inviolability, often pursuing its own policies through proxies.

The ambiguity of the U.S. position was demonstrated by Israel’s strike on Doha. Although President Donald Trump denied his involvement in Netanyahu’s actions, the fallout in the Middle East remained considerable.

After all, the Hamas delegation came to Doha precisely to discuss with U.S. representatives Trump’s latest ultimatum regarding the release of hostages. Hamas made it clear that it was prepared to accept many of the U.S. demands.

However, the Americans did not show up for the negotiations they themselves had agreed to, and at that moment, the Israelis struck a blow against their prospective interlocutors.

Arab countries widely discussed Washington’s betrayal—either it deliberately lured the Palestinians to give the IDF an opportunity to destroy them, or the latter could easily obtain any information from the former’s delegation. This is despite the fact that Qatar’s Al Udeid is home to the largest U.S. military base in the Middle East, and nothing happens in Qatari airspace without the Americans’ knowledge.

The strike on Qatar aimed at eliminating Hamas leaders has essentially nullified all U.S. security guarantees to Arab states, as they clearly do not cover the risks and threats posed by Israel.

The situation in the Middle East is exacerbated by the long-standing division in the Arab world. In fact, Israel’s bombing of Qatar could theoretically have sparked mass protests (and not only protests!) in Arab countries. However, it should be remembered that quite recently, in 2017-2021, Qatar’s relations with the League of Arab States deteriorated to such an extent that Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt even severed bilateral relations with Qatar.

Several years earlier, Qatar had been accused of providing de facto support to Islamic terrorists. After the Arab Spring, Doha bet on Islamist movements as a tool of influence—from Cairo to Tunisia.

For a long time, Al Jazeera broadcast the positions of many terrorist groups, some of which were even called “freedom fighters” there. Although formally this crisis has been overcome, it is unlikely that these countries will show solidarity and support for Qatar.

Another interesting detail: It seems that the American weapons used by the Arabs are modified versions that make them incapable of countering the IDF’s arsenal. It is noteworthy that observers note Israel’s lack of attempts to target its opponents, for example, in Algeria, which has opted for Russian and Chinese weapons, including air defense systems and aircraft.

Another alternative to countering possible Israeli aggression is friendship with Pakistan, the only Islamic state with nuclear weapons. It is therefore quite logical that, on September 17, 2025, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed a “Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement” in Riyadh. In addition to previous agreements, the two countries now have a commitment to collective defense, possibly even with a nuclear component.

The Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom, in an article with the telling title “When victory in battle means defeat in war,” expresses the opinion that, after two years of war, not only the country’s enemies in the world, but also its friends “find it difficult to understand where Israel is headed.” And the operation in Qatar, according to many, only added fuel to the fire that was already burning unnecessarily around the world.

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