After Doha strike, Egypt calls to form Arab NATO to Battle Israel
Egypt is pushing for the formation of a united Arab military force after Israel’s airstrike on a gathering of senior Hamas terrorists in Qatar last week.
According to a report by the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is seeking support among Arab leaders for a decade-old plan to form a pan-Arab military organization modeled after the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The plans for a Joint Arab Force date back to March 2015, after a civil war broke out in Yemen. The force was envisioned at the time both as a mechanism for maintaining regional stability — by creating a broad coalition to confront rebel forces and terrorist groups — and as a means of creating a pan-Arab collective defense, deterring attacks by Israel and other non-Arab states.
The plans were shelved in 2016 after no agreement could be reached regarding the mandate of the new force, its finances, its command structure, and the levels of troop contributions by member states.
However, Egypt is now looking to revive the plan, using anxiety across the Arab world following Israel’s airstrike in Doha to rekindle interest in an Arab equivalent of NATO.
A report by the state-owned United Arab Emirates newspaper The National cited unnamed sources who said that multiple Arab states are now considering the Egyptian proposal.
El-Sisi raised the subject with multiple Arab leaders over the past few days ahead of a two-day summit in Doha, during which Arab and Muslim representatives are expected to hold talks on the Egyptian proposal.
The plan, as envisioned by Egypt, would place the new Joint Arab Force’s headquarters in Cairo, which is also home to the Arab League’s headquarters.
The new force would include all 22 member states of the Arab League.
An Egyptian commander would be given control of the force initially, with control then rotating on a regular basis, giving officers from each member state an opportunity to command the joint force.
Each member state would be required to contribute troops and funds based on its size, wealth, and current military capacity. Egypt, for example, would provide some 20,000 troops for the new joint force.
The Bible Prophecy
Psalm 83:1 – 18 A Song or Psalm of Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:
The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.
Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:
Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth.
Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:
Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.
O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;
So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.
Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD.
Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:
That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.
Signs of the Times
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Gog and Magog Update
Qatar PM urges punishment for Israel over Doha strike, says hostage mediation will continue
Qatar’s prime minister accused Israel of “state terrorism” over last week’s strike in Doha but nonetheless said his country would continue to act as a mediator for a ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, who also serves as foreign minister, said the September 9 attack targeting Hamas leaders was an “attack against the principle of mediation itself.”
He made his comments Sunday during a preparatory session for an Arab-Islamic emergency summit scheduled for the next day in the Qatari capital.
“This attack can only be described as state terrorism, an approach pursued by the current extremist Israeli government, which flouts international law,” Al-Thani said.
He argued that it was time for the international community to impose consequences on Israel, calling for punishment over what he described as crimes.
“It is time for the international community to stop applying double standards and punish Israel for all the crimes it has committed,” he said in remarks later released from the closed-door meeting.
However, he emphasized that Doha, together with Egypt and the United States, would not abandon mediation efforts.
Foreign ministers drafting a resolution ahead of the summit condemned Israel’s actions as a destabilizing escalation. A draft seen by Reuters criticized Israeli policies and warned that they could undermine peace and coexistence. However, the text stopped short of outlining diplomatic or economic penalties, leaving room for changes before leaders convene on Monday.
An updated version of the draft resolution went further, warning that Israel’s strike in Doha and continued actions could jeopardize present and future normalization efforts with Arab nations, including existing agreements.
In Jerusalem, President Isaac Herzog urged Israel to preserve its regional relationships despite disagreements.
Speaking at a national memorial, he said, “Israel must act diplomatically and with public diplomacy, with purpose and determination, not neglecting any arena, speaking with everyone, and being proactive. We must not forsake our ties. We must not burn our bridges.”