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Is Qatar's Gaza airport plan a step too far?

Qatar’s ambassador to the Palestinian territories recently revealed that he has discussed with Israel the idea of building an airport in besieged Gaza.
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Qatar's proposal for an airport in Gaza is still up in the air, but here on the ground it has generated strong opinions. Where the Qataris see economic benefits for Gaza, others see the nefarious hand of US President Donald Trump.

Mohammed al-Emadi, Qatari ambassador to the Palestinian territories and head of Qatar’s Gaza Reconstruction Committee, spoke on Dec. 10 to the Palestinian news agency Sawa about Qatar's latest projects in Gaza, including the possibility of building an airport.

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