Qatar’s Policy in the Region: Brokerage for an Artificial Regional Status

The handshake between Qatar’s Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and Israeli President Isaac Hertzog at the Dubai UN COP28 environmental summit on December 1, 2023, was noteworthy: Qatar had been attacking Israel and presenting itself as the champion of Palestinian rights.
This action brings forth questions about Qatar’s actual position vis-à-vis regional conflicts.