Qatar: UAE, Bahrain's ties with Israel 'sovereign decision'

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Qatar's*foreign minister said that*the Gulf state does not have a position on its neighbours' decision to normalise relations with Israel,*Al-Monitor*reported. Speaking at the virtual*Global Security Forum*earlier this week, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani reaffirmed his country's support for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, the two-state solution and an end to Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories. "The*Emirati*and the*Bahraini*decision, it's their own sovereign decision to conduct a bilateral relationship, and we don't interfere,"*Al Thani*said. He, however, added that a "united front" of Arab states vis-a-vis Israel is preferable*for the Palestinians. "I think it's better to have a united front and to put the interests of the Palestinian people [first]," he continued. "The Palestinian people, they are the ones who are paying for this conflict." […]

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