That could add to the estimated 22,000 U.S. military personnel already in several countries in the region, including Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, according to the Pentagon.
The Hamas terrorists planned and conducted attacks on Israeli troops in the Strip and civilians in Israel from the Musa Bin Nusair school, according to the Israeli military.
The issue of Qatar gets to the heart of the policy dilemma facing Western nations in the Middle East, in that the emirate effectively plays both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
“Going from slavery to freedom has become the universal theme of liberation for all people, Jews and non-Jews alike,” states Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations.
The bill emphasizes the strategic importance of Israeli control over the area, which the Jewish state captured in the 1967 Six-Day War, in protecting civilians from threats such as from Iran in Syria and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Yaakov Berg, who owns the Psagot Winery with his wife, expresses his hope that “peace with the Emirates will change our relationship with Palestinians.”