'Doha Summit Pivotal Moment In Confronting Israeli Aggression'

Amman: The emergency Arab-Islamic Summit, slated to convene in Doha today, is a pivotal milestone in the history of joint Arab action in the wake of the recent Israeli aggression that targeted residential compounds of several leaders of the Hamas movement in the capital, Doha, along with implications that extend beyond a single nation to threaten the entire regional security system, Jordanian analysts and pundits have stressed.

Member of the Jordanian Senate Omar Al Ayasrah stressed that the summit represents a historic test moment that necessitates a transition for Arab states from the realm of traditional rhetoric to the arena of organized action and strategic planning. He pointed out that the Arab world today stands at a decisive crossroads, where Israeli threats intersect with the region's current geopolitical fluidity.

This reality compels moving beyond formal meetings and routine closing statements toward practical and effective measures. This summit differs from its predecessors, not only in substance but also in the heightened sense of collective Arab alertness to danger, as all capitals, for the first time in decades, feel directly threatened, he highlighted.

He further evinced that the expansionist Israeli project no longer poses a risk solely to Palestine's borders; it is now extending across the region.

He stressed that Arab nations do not need summits for political courtesies or hollow expressions of solidarity, but rather a summit that produces a clearly defined roadmap, sets precise objectives, outlines the tools and mechanisms, and ensures coordinated action towards global decision-making centres, foremost among them the United States, with the aim of curbing Israeli tyranny, which draws its strength from international silence and Arab division.

Regarding Qatar's role, he emphasized that Qatar has played a pivotal role that cannot be ignored in multiple phases of the conflict and has been instrumental in providing platforms for mediation and creating channels of communication at a time when most doors were closed to the Palestinian resistance.

For his part, Professor of Political Science at Hashemite University and Director of the International Relations Group at the Royal National Defense College, Jordan, Dr. Jamal Abdel Karim Mohammed Al Shalabi affirmed that the Israeli aggression that targeted residential compounds of several leaders of the Hamas movement in the capital Doha constitutes a serious turning point in the conflict equation in the Middle East and represents a flagrant violation of international law, as well as established diplomatic and humanitarian norms governing international relations.

Dr. Nahla Al Momani, a Jordanian expert in human rights and international law, views the upcoming summit as carrying immense political and legal significance, both in terms of unifying the Arab stance and reactivating international law mechanisms against Israeli occupation, especially following the recent attack which she described as a“treacherous aggression that constitutes a clear violation of Qatar's sovereignty and a blatant breach of international law.”

According to Al Momani, the summit is expected to focus on the formation of a unified Arab legal approach, aimed at condemning Israel's latest aggression against Qatar and highlighting violations of international humanitarian law. This could lay the legal foundations for classifying Israel's actions as an act of aggression, in line with the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

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