Israel’s strike on Qatar ‘criminal’ – Ambassador Dahiru
A former Nigerian diplomat, Ambassador Suleiman Dahiru, has condemned Israel’s recent airstrike on Doha, the capital of Qatar, describing it as “criminal” and a deliberate attempt to sabotage peace efforts in the Middle East. In an interview with Daily Trust, Dahiru, who served Nigeria across several countries, including in the Middle East, said the attack, […]
A former Nigerian diplomat, Ambassador Suleiman Dahiru, has condemned Israel’s recent airstrike on Doha, the capital of Qatar, describing it as “criminal” and a deliberate attempt to sabotage peace efforts in the Middle East.
In an interview with Daily Trust, Dahiru, who served Nigeria across several countries, including in the Middle East, said the attack, which Israel claimed targeted senior Hamas negotiators, was a vindication of his long-held view that Israel operates “like a lawless country – behaving as a loose cannon.”
“Now, your question is whether I stand by what I have been saying about Israel as a lawless country. And I want to confirm that what Israel did yesterday (on Tuesday) by attacking Doha has confirmed everything.”
The ambassador expressed outrage that the United States, which had assured Qatar of protection for Hamas negotiators, failed to prevent the strike.
“It is criminal, I repeat, it is criminal for Israel to do what it did. America confirmed that it had been alerted by Israel of the attack, but it didn’t prevent Israel from carrying it out.” He accused the US of enabling Israel’s aggression, stating, “America is not an honest broker of peace in the Middle East. America is blindly supporting Israel, behaving like a poodle of Israel.”
Dahiru warned that violence against Hamas would only fuel further resistance. “Any day you kill one Hamas, another Hamas is born.
“There is no way the Palestinians will continue to tolerate the egregious behaviour of Israel,” he said. On the implications, he lamented the Arab world’s failure to stand firmly with Palestine. “The Arab world has disappointed Palestine. And they have also disappointed the Muslim world. “Why should some Arab countries establish diplomatic relations with Israel? They are afraid of America.”
He praised Iran for resisting Western pressure, saying, “The only country that has commendably refused to kowtow to America and Israel is Iran.”