A summit of all talk and no real action in Qatar


The head of states of nearly 60 countries had gathered in Doha to produce a decisive response to Israel after its recent attack on Qatar. But it was all only tough talk. — Reuters

THE much-touted emergency summit in Doha of leaders of Arab-Islamic countries ended with a whimper. The joint statement is strong on rhetoric but weak on concrete action.

The head of states of nearly 60 countries had gathered in Doha to produce a decisive response to Israel after its recent attack on Qatar. But it was all tough talk – nothing more. There is no real strategy to deal with Israel’s increasing bellicosity or to defuse regional tensions.

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