In an interview with Piers Morgan, Prime Minister of Qatar: Netanyahu seeks to manipulate public opinion

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The Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman, explained during an interview with British journalist Piers Morgan that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks, by attacking Qatar, to manipulate public opinion and mislead it with false facts.

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In addition, he added that Netanyahu "places blame on others instead of looking at his own behavior and the behavior of his government," and he also tries to hold others responsible for what he does himself.

He renewed his country's condemnation of the Israeli attack that targeted Doha last year, saying: "We were attacked by Israel while we were pushing for Trump's proposal. It was unacceptable and condemnable."

In parallel, he explained that targeting mediators represents a “dangerous precedent that has not occurred in all wars throughout history,” considering that Netanyahu “crossed the red line” by targeting Qatar, as he had previously crossed other lines.

In response to Netanyahu's allegations, he noted that governments of various political orientations, whether Democrats and Republicans or the Labor Party and Conservatives, have been calling on and encouraging Qatar to cooperate with academic circles in their countries for 30 years with the aim of benefiting from expertise and knowledge and employing them in the liquefied natural gas sector and the country's development process.

During the interview, the Qatari Prime Minister described Netanyahu as a "war criminal" against the backdrop of Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip, saying that what is being committed there constitutes war crimes, and that the Israeli Prime Minister bears responsibility for them.

In another context, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman said that Qatar anticipated and repeatedly warned of the repercussions of the war, indicating that its effects were not limited to Iran and the region, but rather extended to the global economy.

He explained that Qatar had made diplomatic efforts in coordination with the US administration to reach an agreement between the United States and Iran, stressing that Doha would continue to push for diplomacy and play a mediation role in an effort to achieve peace, despite the complexities of the scene in the region.

He noted that performing the mediation role "was not easy," but stressed that diplomacy behind closed doors remains the most effective way to achieve progress.

While he said: “We are trying to do our best to provide the best advice to the American government on how to reach a solution, as well as to the Iranians.”