Quitting Qatar is the least of Hamas’s problems
Farewell to comfortable villas in Doha, hello Turkey
The spacious beige villas in Doha’s northern suburbs were once home to many of the senior leaders of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamists. But they have largely been empty in recent months. Since the last round of American- and Qatari-mediated talks with Israel collapsed in August, the Qataris, once welcoming, have cooled on Hamas. The group’s remaining bosses have been spending more time in Turkey, where Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has received them more warmly.
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This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “Quitting Qatar”
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