After Doha attack, US protection is gone. Arab states must stand up to Israel

Israel's strike on Doha is no ordinary escalation.

It is a thunderclap that should rattle every palace, every ministry, every street in the Arab world. This was not a strike on Hamas. Not a strike on Gaza. It was a strike on the very idea that any Arab capital is safe.

In mere weeks, Israel has bombed Gaza, the West Bank, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and Iran. Last year, it also bombed Iraq. And it struck two ships from the Sumud flotilla in Tunis over the past two days.

Within hours, it sent warplanes to Doha. It continues to occupy the Philadelphi Corridor in defiance of Egypt. Its drones and missiles roam Arab skies as masters over conquered air.

Israel is not at war with one movement or one strip of land. It is at war with the entire region. No sovereignty is recognised. No border is respected.

And still Netanyahu did not pause. He ordered the bombing of a Hamas negotiating team in Doha - even as Qatar mediated ceasefire talks alongside Egypt.

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