Tag Archives: Qatar

Unwilling, Unable, and Unavoidable: Analyzing the Legal Justifications and Aftermath of Israel’s Doha Strikes

By: Yehuda Gannon On September 9, 2025, the Israeli Air Force conducted “Operation Summit of Fire,” a targeted operation that sought to eliminate high-profile Hamas leaders living in Qatar. The list of targeted individuals included Khalil al-Hayya, Zaher Jabarin, Muhammed Ismail Darwish, and Khaled Mashal, all senior members of Hamas’s leadership. What distinguished this operation from previous Israeli […]

FIFA: The Gift that Keeps on Giving Controversy but not “OneLove”

By: Ann Turner Light December 9, 2022 In 2010, before FIFA’s then President, Sepp Blatter, announced live that Qatar outplayed much worthier contenders for hosting World Cup 2022, Blatter verbally acknowledged the tension of that day; it was apparent from his body language, too. Between his awkwardness and our collective shock over the outcome was this message: the game […]

Qatar 2022: A World Cup Full of Controversy

By: Michael Stuart September 26, 2022 In less than two months, football fans from around the globe will converge upon the tiny Gulf state of Qatar to celebrate the kickoff of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Nearly one million people are expected to travel to the country to see their nation’s team perform on the […]