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- But while counseling Trump—and regularly sounding off in op-eds about Middle East politics—the Harvard law professor earlier this year agreed to a contract to provide advice to an American lobbyist who represented Qatar, according to court records.Dershowitz did not disclose the existence of the agreement in public statements or to the White House.
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Dershowitz had a contract to provide advice to Joey Allaham, a lobbyist working for the Qatari government. In January 2018, Dershowitz questioned claims that Qatar funds terrorist groups, including Hamas, which is designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, including Israel, the U.S., and the European Union. [64]
Aug 30, 2018 · The newspaper reported that New York restaurateur Joey Allaham and his lobbying business partner Nick Muzin courted those individuals, including Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and attorney Alan Dershowitz who traveled to Doha.
Dershowitz had a contract to provide advice to Joey Allaham, a lobbyist working for the Qatari government. In January 2018, Dershowitz questioned claims that Qatar funds terrorist groups, including Hamas, which is designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, including Israel, the U.S., and the European Union. [66]
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Since Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa took control of the Emirate in 1995, Qatar has made soft power the pillar of its foreign policy by opening and resorting to diplomatic channels, taking on the role of international mediator and investing in media development in Washington. This policy was reflected in the Qatari lobby’s activities, as prior to the blo...
Lobbies usually establish contact with staff and members of Congress to lobby them regarding laws and legislation involving a foreign policy issue. Qatar has widely adopted this method after the imposition of the blockade. However, the Qatari lobby differs from the rest in terms of building a network of “Congressional Caucuses”, a group of members ...
Prior to Trump’s inauguration, the Qatari lobby sought to communicate with his transition team. It liaised with Abe Goldschmidt, Trump’s special assistant, to coordinate a meeting with him in December 2016. Goldschmidt worked on Michael Bloomberg’s campaign for mayor of New York state. He worked as an assistant in communications affairs within the ...
Qatar found itself facing trouble that it had to navigate with delicate caution following the blockade imposed on it in June 2017. The blockading countries cut off the land routes for delivering food supplies and banned Qatari flights from utilising their airspace. However, most dangerous of all was Trump’s alignment with the countries imposing the...
Following President Trump’s statements in support of the blockading countries, in which he accused Qatar of supporting terrorism, it was imperative for the Qatari lobby to move quickly to appease the US administration in order for Qatar to preserve its national security, especially after threats and reports of an imminent military coup attempt. Reg...
In May 2017, shortly before the imposition of the blockade, Republican Representative Brian Mast introduced the Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act, a law that seeks to cut off the financial networks of Palestinian resistance movements, such as Hamas and the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine. The law included a direct accus...
During its course, the Qatari lobby employed firms to communicate with pro-Israel organisations and figures in Washington to improve relations with the US and alleviate pressure from both the Israeli lobby and the anti-Qatar lobbies. Before the blockade, Qatar’s documents record two contracts related to the Qatari-Israeli rapprochement. The first i...
Jan 29, 2018 · Alan also tries to justify his soft-peddling of Qatari collaboration with Iran by quoting the Times’s assertion that the other Gulf states have forced Qatar into closer ties with Tehran, and ...
Jan 22, 2018 · Why is Alan Dershowitz defending Qatar? If the Qataris are so worried about their reputation they would be better advised to stop supporting terrorism and sever ties with Iran.
