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US pulls out of Gaza ceasefire talks after Hamas refused ‘to act in good faith’

Washington’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, said his team would now examine ‘alternative options’ to secure the return of the remaining hostages

By Akiva van Koningsveld

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US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff has confirmed that Washington's negotiators have withdrawn from ceasefire talks with Hamas (Image: Getty)

Smoke rises over the southern Gaza Strip, May 19, 2025 (Credit: Amir Levy/Getty Images)

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Israel to continue ceasefire talks in Doha on Sunday despite ‘unacceptable’ latest amendments from Hamas

By Daniel Ben-David

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Chequebook diplomacy: Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (second right) arriving in Baghdad ahead of the 34th Arab League summit last month (Image: Getty)

By The JC Leader

How unfree Qatar is shaping the free West in its own image

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Documents seized in Gaza reportedly reveal that Qatar was a 'main artery' of Hamas funding in the run-up to October 7 (Pictured: Late emir of Qatar Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (centre-right) with Hamas leaders, including Ismail Haniyeh (centre-left), on a visit to Gaza in 2012; Image: Getty)

By Jonathan Schanzer

Qatar’s money isn’t just dirty – it’s filthy

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President Donald Trump and Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad al Thani on May 14, 2025, in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

By Simone Rodan-Benzaquen

Moderate Qatar? The Muslim Brotherhood patron nurtures the enemies of democracy

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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather for a mock trial against the University of Michigan's Board of Regents on the university's campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on April 21, 2025. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

Qatari money, priorities and interests are now woven into many US universities

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Smoke rises after a reported Israeli strike on a building used by Islamic Republic of Iran News Network, part of Iran's state TV broadcaster, on June 16, 2025 (Photo by Stringer/Getty Images)

By The JC Leader

Israel is poised to reshape and lead a new Middle East

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By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

Ted Cruz renews bid to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a terror group

The senator’s new bill revives a long-running debate: is the Brotherhood a terror threat hiding in plain sight – or too complex for a one-size-fits-all designation?

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June 11, 2025 15:35

US Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) (Image: Getty)

Netanyahu approves multi-million dollar defence deals with Qatar

The reported contracts are likely to fuel further scrutiny of the prime minister’s alleged links to the Gulf emirate, which has long been accused of funding terror

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

June 10, 2025 13:54

Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly given three Israeli defence firms approval to strike major deals with Qatar (Image: Getty)

Seized documents ‘show Qatar funded Hamas’ and ‘disrupted Gaza peace deal’

The files, seized from the terror group in Gaza, reportedly contradict the Israeli government’s claims that the Gulf emirate limited its role to humanitarian assistance

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

June 9, 2025 15:25

By The JC Leader

Trump could be about to cut a bad nuclear deal just as a weak Iran closes in on the bomb

Such an agreement would risk trading fleeting calm for long-term peril

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June 1, 2025 13:17

Iranian protesters hold placards outside the Omani embassy hosting a fifth round of nuclear talks between Iran and the United States, in Rome on May 23, 2025. (Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images)

By Arsen Ostrovsky

Why the UK must demand Karim Khan’s resignation

With serious allegations against the ICC prosecutor, Britain must reject the flawed case against Israel and defend the integrity of international law

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May 29, 2025 16:57

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan (Image: Getty)

By The JC Leader

A gift to Hamas

Britain, France and Canada threaten Israel with sanctions unless the Jewish state halts its military campaign. The jihadists in Gaza can’t believe their luck

3 min read

May 20, 2025 13:59