The Algemeiner reports: The Gulf state of Qatar — long-shunned by the pro-Israel community in the US for its overt financial and political backing of the Palestinian terrorist group, Hamas — has announced a new public relations initiative to win hearts and minds among Jews in the US and abroad.
The Qatari effort is being represented by Nick Muzin, a former deputy chief of staff to Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and a familiar figure in pro-Israel circles. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Muzin said he believed that the Qataris were “sincere” in their desire to improve relations with “the US and the Jewish community worldwide.”
“We are setting certain goals and I expect to see meaningful progress,” Muzin said. Given Qatar’s current low standing with other Gulf states as well as Israel, along with the emirate’s increasing embrace of the Islamist regime in Iran, polishing its image in front of both Jewish and many Arab audiences would seem to be an uphill task.
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