I agree with you, Bachus. The point Ms Le Pen is making is that rather than taking the middle path, Qatar is walking with one foot on the side of liberalization, modernization, and engagement with western democracies (through European investment, for instance) while at the same time they have boldly and openly been funding the hardline Islamist rebels in Libya.
The two actions seem irreconcilable to many.
Ultimately if you want a place on the world stage, you are going to end up upsetting people, so criticism from one corner or another is inevitable.
As an aside, many in Libya are angry with what they perceive as Qatar's influence in their country too. So it isn't really a questions of xenophobia or Islamophobia, but perhaps more a case of countries wishing others would stay out of their affairs.
I agree with you, Bachus. The point Ms Le Pen is making is that rather than taking the middle path, Qatar is walking with one foot on the side of liberalization, modernization, and engagement with western democracies (through European investment, for instance) while at the same time they have boldly and openly been funding the hardline Islamist rebels in Libya.
The two actions seem irreconcilable to many.
Ultimately if you want a place on the world stage, you are going to end up upsetting people, so criticism from one corner or another is inevitable.
As an aside, many in Libya are angry with what they perceive as Qatar's influence in their country too. So it isn't really a questions of xenophobia or Islamophobia, but perhaps more a case of countries wishing others would stay out of their affairs.
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