Israeli paper: Arrival of F35 to Qatar means falling into hands of terrorists

According to what the Israeli Jerusalem Post newspaper mentioned, Qatar is the closest partner for Turkey that escalated its hostility in the region last little while.

Qatar hosts Al-Udeid Air Base, where the U.S. Air Force has a significant operational presence. However, "the United States has more reliable partners in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, and both have signed a peace agreement with Israel," according to the newspaper.

Despite the close defense relations between the United States and Qatar, according to the newspaper, Doha is not a candidate for the most advanced F-35 fighters.

Qatar has been accused of supporting Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the principal architect of the 9/11 attacks, and the state has funded the Taliban, Hamas, ISIS, Jabhat al-Nusra, and the Brotherhood.

The Israeli newspaper pointed to the Turkish-Qatari rapprochement and Ankara's support for Doha, in the face of its Gulf neighbors, especially after Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE and Egypt boycotted Qatar in 2017.

Qatar hosts a large Turkish military base, and both countries openly support the Brotherhood. Turkey's embrace of Brotherhood leaders has fueled destabilizing conflicts across the Middle East.

The newspaper said about Turkey: "Its reckless and illegal search for energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean could lead to an armed conflict with a country with it in NATO, which is Greece."

Like Qatar, Turkey plays a role in major geopolitical disputes, most notably the purchase of Russian S-400 air defenses, and coordination with Moscow on Syria, Libya, and other regional security issues.

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ANHA