Israel’s Qatar Bombing Presages a New Normal, Not a Finale

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-09/israel-qatar-attack-against-hamas-presages-a-new-normal

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  1. Israel’s attack on Hamas leaders in Qatar aimed to bomb the nation’s enemies into submission.

    But they also capped a weekend of terror attacks and air strikes that were more likely a new normal, writes Marc Champion.

    Neither Israel or Hamas are showing any real commitment to reaching a peace deal, and the US isn’t helping in that department. Read the [full column](https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-09/israel-qatar-attack-against-hamas-presages-a-new-normal).

  3. I was on the assumption that the complete destruction of Hamas and prevention of another successor group from rising would be the major “finale” not necessarily the hostages and negotiations. Israel put a maximalist goal after Oct 7.

  4. How much of the Qatari protesting is genuine? Are they weary of Hamas and raised a token protest just in case?

    Because Qatar isn’t some podunk state in which you can just fly in and lob bombs.

  5. Genuine question – what do the Israeli people think of this escalation? Are they mad their country attacked Qatar? Are they fine with it? How much longer can Bibi keep dragging this out? Genuinely asking.

  6. Oct 7th is probably the best thing to have ever happened to Israel from a policy perspective. For the cost of a thousand lives they get to throw munitions at whoever, wherever and whenever they want and if they claim that an adversary was in the vicinity, the West shrugs and gives tacit approval.

    This would’ve been unthinkable preOct 7th and I’m sure this “free punch” period is going to be stretched to its utmost viable duration

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