Occam's Razor says that the Qataris could read the tea leaves of the upcoming American presidential election and realized that Donald Trump might not tolerate their cozying up to every terrorist group on earth. And unlike the current administration's mealy-mouthed equivocation about support for terrorism, the incoming administration will be less inclined to look the other way.

Report: Qatar set to kick Hamas leadership out

Qatar has told the political leaders of the Hamas terror group that they were no longer welcome in the Gulf state, Israeli media reported on Friday.

According to the Hebrew-language Kan outlet, the decision was communicated to the Palestinian jihadists "in recent days."

Qatar, a "major non-NATO ally" of the U.S. "has repeatedly stressed its position as a regional player able to mediate between conflicting players, one of the few parties with a direct line to Hamas leadership. It is also home to a number of the leaders of the U.S. and EU-sanctioned terrorist movement Hamas," analyst Benjamin Weinthal wrote of the Gulf state's role in financing of jihadist terrorism and antisemitic propaganda.

And of course the father of all of these terror groups...Iran? I doubt they can be moderated, but an administration that supports internal resistance might be the final push that the Persians need to get rid of their theocratic lunatic rulers!

We live in interesting times, but it seems to be getting better for the good guys!

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