BREAKING...Israeli strike targets Hamas leadership as explosions reported in Qatar

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Fact:  Israel just shit all over its alliance with the United States.

Fact:  it's time to cut Israel loose, they don't need us.

Anniversary of 9/11 is in two days.

Anybody recall President Bush saying this  @2:39? 
The search is underway for those who are behind these evil acts. I've directed the full resources for our intelligence and law enforcement communities to find those responsible and bring them to justice. We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA8-KEnfWbQ

Neither the US nor Israel should make any distinctions between terrorists and those who harbor them.

[txradioguy]

Anniversary of 9/11 is in two days.

Anybody recall President Bush saying this  @2:39? 
The search is underway for those who are behind these evil acts. I've directed the full resources for our intelligence and law enforcement communities to find those responsible and bring them to justice. We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA8-KEnfWbQ

Neither the US nor Israel should make any distinctions between terrorists and those who harbor them.

I remember...I've never forgotten.

Never will.

[txradioguy]

How can the Palestinians make themselves any more clear?  They've been playing this game as long as I can remember and it takes a real Israel hater to think today's Hamas thinks differently now.

"There’s none so blind as those who will not see"

[Lando Lincoln]

You can go back to Yassir Arafat and the PLO rejecting every deal offered tot hem...to include reverting Israel to the pre 1967 borders and he STILL walked away from it.


Like I said the "Palestinians" whether they be Hamas or the PLO or the PA were never serious about any agreement with Israel that didn't involve their extinction...and they never will be.

All true. It would be foolish to think you are negotiating with people of honest integrity when dealing with those organizations, but that’s missing the point. I just can’t imagine making such a strike in a “friendly” country of the ME.  It risks inflaming the region and placing your most reliable and powerful allies in a dangerous circumstance.

If Hamas leadership has been destroyed, that is something worth celebrating (I guess they were reluctant to carry pagers).  But how the Israeli’s got there matters. The coming days may suggest who was in the know and who wasn’t.

[Bigun]

All true. It would be foolish to think you are negotiating with people of honest integrity when dealing with those organizations, but that’s missing the point. I just can’t imagine making such a strike in a “friendly” country of the ME.  It risks inflaming the region and placing your most reliable and powerful allies in a dangerous circumstance.

If Hamas leadership has been destroyed, that is something worth celebrating (I guess they were reluctant to carry pagers).  But how the Israeli’s got there matters. The coming days may suggest who was in the know and who wasn’t.

I get where you are coming from @Lando Lincoln but there comes a time when you just have to do what you have to do.

[Cyber Liberty]

All true. It would be foolish to think you are negotiating with people of honest integrity when dealing with those organizations, but that’s missing the point. I just can’t imagine making such a strike in a “friendly” country of the ME.  It risks inflaming the region and placing your most reliable and powerful allies in a dangerous circumstance.

If Hamas leadership has been destroyed, that is something worth celebrating (I guess they were reluctant to carry pagers).  But how the Israeli’s got there matters. The coming days may suggest who was in the know and who wasn’t.

Qatar probably knew the attack was coming, without knowing the exact targets.  And as expected they expressed anger at the attack to pacify their friends in the Arab League.

[Lando Lincoln]

I get where you are coming from @Lando Lincoln but there comes a time when you just have to do what you have to do.

I understand - and a rare, rare opportunity presented itself.  I pray the cure isn’t worse than the disease.

[txradioguy]

All true. It would be foolish to think you are negotiating with people of honest integrity when dealing with those organizations, but that’s missing the point. I just can’t imagine making such a strike in a “friendly” country of the ME.  It risks inflaming the region and placing your most reliable and powerful allies in a dangerous circumstance.

If Hamas leadership has been destroyed, that is something worth celebrating (I guess they were reluctant to carry pagers).  But how the Israeli’s got there matters. The coming days may suggest who was in the know and who wasn’t.

They aren't as friendly as a lot of people have been led to believe.  In addition to allowing the top Hamas leadership to live freely in their country...they have financed Hamas attacks against Israel.

A U.S. base should give America leverage with the country hosting it — it should not give leverage to Iran, in the case of Iraq; and it should not give leverage to Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis in the case of Qatar.

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/4422149-end-americas-unwise-alliance-with-qatar/


It's a really strange relationship we have with Qatar.  IIRC the Qatar Foundation has funded the anti-Israel protests we've seen across college campi (H/t Rush Limbaugh) in the last couple years.  They've thrown a LOT of $$$ as U.S. institutes of Higher Learning.

[Lando Lincoln]

Qatar probably knew the attack was coming, without knowing the exact targets.  And as expected they expressed anger at the attack to pacify their friends in the Arab League.

As I suggested earlier, I hope this is just an elaborate choreography.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Anniversary of 9/11 is in two days.

Yes, I know.   But, what has this to do with our "great" ally --- just today ---  lying to and publicly disrespecting us --- the one nation that has denied Israel nothing, was acting with Israel's knowledge and consent in Qatar, and has stood with, in front of, next to and behind the Israelis for 77 years?

@IsailedawayfromFR

[Bigun]

I understand - and a rare, rare opportunity presented itself.  I pray the cure isn’t worse than the disease.

A lifelong friend is currently in that exact situation I'm afraid. What life she has left been made a living hell IMHO.

[Cyber Liberty]

Yes, I know.   But, what has this to do with our "great" ally --- just today ---  lying to and publicly disrespecting us --- the one nation that has denied Israel nothing, was acting with Israel's knowledge and consent in Qatar, and has stood with, in front of, next to and behind the Israelis for 77 years?

@IsailedawayfromFR

Is that what frosts you about Israel?  That we stick by them like we should but don't with other countries?

[Cyber Liberty]

They aren't as friendly as a lot of people have been led to believe.  In addition to allowing the top Hamas leadership to live freely in their country...they have financed Hamas attacks against Israel.


https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/4422149-end-americas-unwise-alliance-with-qatar/


It's a really strange relationship we have with Qatar.  IIRC the Qatar Foundation has funded the anti-Israel protests we've seen across college campi (H/t Rush Limbaugh) in the last couple years.  They've thrown a LOT of $$$ as U.S. institutes of Higher Learning.

Qatar has been playing both ends of the Sunni/Shiite rift against each other for years, just like the UAE and other Gulf States.  An Arab country that plays footsie with the Persians.

[txradioguy]

lying to and publicly disrespecting us

They did no such thing.

[txradioguy]

Qatar has been playing both ends of the Sunni/Shiite rift against each other for years, just like the UAE and other Gulf States.  An Arab country that plays footsie with the Persians.

They are hoping to avoid a fundamentalist takeover of their playground.

[Wingnut]

Is that what frosts you about Israel?  That we stick by them like we should but don't with other countries?

RiV has issues.  Lot of issues.  Some Jew must have looked at her wrong when she was a baby and she's never recovered.

[Right_in_Virginia]

And antisemitism and Jew hatred seems to be the bell you love to ring. 

Oh, get beyond your knee-jerk propaganda. 

I don't applaud when *any* country shits all over the US, including the State of Israel.  I express, always have snd always will, equal opportunity outrage.

[txradioguy]

RiV has issues.  Lot of issues.  Some Jew must have looked at her wrong when she was a baby and she's never recovered.

She sounds like Tucker Carlson or Candace Owens with the crap she's spewing about Israel.

[Cyber Liberty]

They are hoping to avoid a fundamentalist takeover of their playground.

...while practically guaranteeing it by worshiping the status quo.

[txradioguy]

...while practically guaranteeing it by worshiping the status quo.

It's the same mindset the Libs in our country have...if we appease the radicals and the criminal scum...placate the illegals and silence the opposition we will be killed last.

The problem is the people they kowtow to, will kill them first.

[Cyber Liberty]

It's the same mindset the Libs in our country have...if we appease the radicals and the criminal scum...placate the illegals and silence the opposition we will be killed last.

The problem is the people they kowtow to, will kill them first.

They always think they will be last eaten, until it suddenly spins out of their control.  This is always how it ends, well before they expect it.

[Fishrrman]

txradio signals us with:
"It's a really strange relationship we have with Qatar..."

NO muslim nation is our friend.
NO muslim nation HAS EVER BEEN our friend.
NO muslim nation will ever BE our friend.

They are muslim, and all that matters there is mohammedism.
That, in and of itself, makes us (to them) the enemy.

[Cyber Liberty]

txradio signals us with:
"It's a really strange relationship we have with Qatar..."

NO muslim nation is our friend.
NO muslim nation HAS EVER BEEN our friend.
NO muslim nation will ever BE our friend.

They are muslim, and all that matters there is mohammedism.
That, in and of itself, makes us (to them) the enemy.

The Art of Diplomacy is best described as saying, "Good Doggie" while searching for a rock.

[txradioguy]

txradio signals us with:
"It's a really strange relationship we have with Qatar..."

NO muslim nation is our friend.
NO muslim nation HAS EVER BEEN our friend.
NO muslim nation will ever BE our friend.

They are muslim, and all that matters there is mohammedism.
That, in and of itself, makes us (to them) the enemy.

Having spent a bit of time over there you are correct in your observation.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Can you cite a single instance of Hamas EVERY adhering to an agreement with Isreal? @Right_in_Virginia

Can the same question be asked about Israel?  @Bigun

[Right_in_Virginia]

RiV has issues.  Lot of issues.  Some Jew must have looked at her wrong when she was a baby and she's never recovered.

Good to see you again.  I've missed your attempts at comic relief....

[Bigun]

A moderate Muslim is the one who holds your feet while the radical Muslim cuts your head off.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Yes, I know.   But, what has this to do with our "great" ally --- just today ---  lying to and publicly disrespecting us --- the one nation that has denied Israel nothing, was acting with Israel's knowledge and consent in Qatar, and has stood with, in front of, next to and behind the Israelis for 77 years?

@IsailedawayfromFR

You greatly miss the point - Israel is an ally, but its interests will always supersede an alliance.

And in the case of terrorism against it, there are no holds barred.

In the same manner, W made that extremely clear to the world on 9/11.

If say France was harboring the Hamas leaders, it would strike similarly.

As would the US.  No place on earth was safe for those who killed our people.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Having spent a bit of time over there you are correct in your observation.

As have I.

The ONLY reason we have "allies' there is due to the power we project to protect the leaders of those countries from ruin by either outsiders or their own people.

Our interests are to preserve the access to and open commerce of the crude present.  The world needs it until such time as a replacement occurs.  That could take decades to happen.

[Cyber Liberty]

 

[Bigun]

Having spent a bit of time over there you are correct in your observation.

I spent over eleven years living and working in the Middle East and am under zero illusions.

[txradioguy]

As have I.

The ONLY reason we have "allies' there is due to the power we project to protect the leaders of those countries from ruin by either outsiders or their own people.

Our interests are to preserve the access to and open commerce of the crude present.  The world needs it until such time as a replacement occurs.  That could take decades to happen.

It's more like they are mutually beneficial arrangements made by two business partners than an alliance with two countries with shared common goals and beliefs.

[txradioguy]

You greatly miss the point - Israel is an ally, but its interests will always supersede an alliance.

Their survival as a country and a people will supersede everything all the time.

I always knew Israel was up against it but I didn't realize just how much the proverbial wolf is at their doorstep until I went to Israel in 2014.  That gave me a really good sense as to how close their enemies are all the time.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

I understand - and a rare, rare opportunity presented itself.  I pray the cure isn’t worse than the disease.

Let's say it out loud:  The disease is Islam. For 1400 years.

How do you treat that sickness?

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Their survival as a country and a people will supersede everything all the time.

I always knew Israel was up against it but I didn't realize just how much the proverbial wolf is at their doorstep until I went to Israel in 2014.  That gave me a really good sense as to how close their enemies are all the time.

You mean like riding a train in a big city such as Charlotte?

[IsailedawayfromFR]

It's more like they are mutually beneficial arrangements made by two business partners than an alliance with two countries with shared common goals and beliefs.

Exactly. 

And, like Iran in 1979, arrangements can turn on a dime if we have weakness exhibited in a leader like Carter.

[Cyber Liberty]

You mean like riding a train in a big city such as Charlotte?

That reality just crashed into the mountain of lies by the Democrat Big Mayors.  It will be interesting to see how that washes out!

[txradioguy]

You mean like riding a train in a big city such as Charlotte?

Or in downtown Louisville at 4 in the morning.

[Cyber Liberty]

Exactly. 

And, like Iran in 1979, arrangements can turn on a dime if we have weakness exhibited in a leader like Carter.

...and Biden.  Poorly for the US.

[Bigun]

Exactly. 

And, like Iran in 1979, arrangements can turn on a dime if we have weakness exhibited in a leader like Carter.

I was in close proximity to Iran in 1979 and remember it like it happened yesterday.

[Bigun]

Let's say it out loud:  The disease is Islam. For 1400 years.

How do you treat that sickness?

Thomas Jefferson sent them a message that lasted for many years.

[240B]

Hamas says 5 of its members killed, including son of top leader, in Israeli attack in Qatar

CBC News
The Associated Press
Sep 09, 2025

Israel struck the headquarters of Hamas political leaders in Qatar on Tuesday, killing five of its members, as the militant group's top figures gathered to consider a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza.

The strike on the territory of a U.S. ally marked a stunning escalation and risked upending talks meant to wind down the war and free the remaining hostages.

Hamas said that five of its members had been killed in the attack, including the son of Hamas's exiled Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya. But it said Israel had failed in what it called an attempt to assassinate the group's ceasefire negotiation team.

The attack angered Qatar, an energy-rich Gulf nation hosting thousands of American troops that has served as a key mediator between Israel and Hamas throughout and before the 23-month war. It condemned what it referred to as a "flagrant violation of all international laws and norms" as smoke rose over its capital, Doha.

However, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said in a news conference that the mediation efforts are part of the Qatari identity and nothing would deter its role in that regard.

The United States said Israel alerted it before the strike, but American officials sought to distance the U.S. from the attack. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff passed along a warning to the Qataris.

(more)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-doha-qatar-gaza-1.7628782

[DCPatriot]

"Yes!  Yes, Mr. President!  I understand clearly!  I also understand that it will be 2 YEARS since their attack on Israeli civilians, and they STILL hold hostages... for what exactly??  Ransom?

'Because right now we're finishing up in Gaza!  We're kicking their ass!  To the point they suddenly agreed to meet in Doha? 

'Like the head of the 5 Families agree to a sit-down?

'What would Michael Corleone do differently than I did, Mr. President??"

[Kamaji]

Nice to see the House Antisemite out in full force. 

[Right_in_Virginia]

President Trump's Statement:
 
.  https://youtu.be/nbTNm27xmkk?si=cZa-kFo2TuYxabFn

Transcript:

This morning, the Trump Administration was notified by the United States Military that Israel was attacking Hamas which, very unfortunately, was located in a section of Doha, the Capital of Qatar. This was a decision made by Prime Minister Netanyahu, it was not a decision made by me.

Unilaterally bombing inside Qatar, a Sovereign Nation and close Ally of the United States, that is working very hard and bravely taking risks with us to broker Peace, does not advance Israel or America’s goals. However, eliminating Hamas, who have profited off the misery of those living in Gaza, is a worthy goal.

I immediately directed Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to inform the Qataris of the impending attack, which he did, however, unfortunately, too late to stop the attack. I view Qatar as a strong Ally and friend of the U.S., and feel very badly about the location of the attack.

I want ALL of the Hostages, and bodies of the dead, released, and this War to END, NOW!

I also spoke to Prime Minister Netanyahu after the attack. The Prime Minister told me that he wants to make Peace. I believe this unfortunate incident could serve as an opportunity for PEACE.

I also spoke to the Emir and Prime Minister of Qatar, and thanked them for their support and friendship to our Country. I assured them that such a thing will not happen again on their soil. I have directed Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, to finalize the Defense Cooperation Agreement with Qatar.

[Wingnut]

Good to see you again.  I've missed your attempts at comic relief....

You should relieve yourself from the Jew hate that has made you a hateful and pro Hamas dingbat.

[Kamaji]

You should relieve yourself from the Jew hate that has made you a hateful and pro Hamas dingbat.

[mountaineer]

@amuse
@amuse
CRISIS: Ivy League commencement speaker selection committees are in full panic mode after top Palestinian leaders were eliminated after refusing to release the Israeli hostages for 700 days.
7:11 PM · Sep 9, 2025

 

[Right_in_Virginia]

Trump directed envoy to warn Qatar ahead of 'unfortunate' Israeli strike, White House says
Fox News:  https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-directed-envoy-warn-qatar-ahead-unfortunate-israeli-strike-white-house-says


White House says Israel's strike in Doha 'does not advance Israel or America's goals'
ABC News:  https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-house-israels-strike-doha-advance-israel-americas/story?id=125408850


White House rebukes Israel for its strike on Qatar
Politico:  https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/09/white-house-rebukes-israel-for-its-strike-on-qatar-00552850

[berdie]

"Yes!  Yes, Mr. President!  I understand clearly!  I also understand that it will be 2 YEARS since their attack on Israeli civilians, and they STILL hold hostages... for what exactly??  Ransom?

'Because right now we're finishing up in Gaza!  We're kicking their ass!  To the point they suddenly agreed to meet in Doha? 

'Like the head of the 5 Families agree to a sit-down?

'What would Michael Corleone do differently than I did, Mr. President??"

That is a great analogy!!