THE much-touted emergency summit in Doha of leaders of Arab-Islamic countries ended with a whimper. The joint statement is strong on rhetoric but weak on concrete action.

The head of states of nearly 60 countries had gathered in Doha to produce a decisive response to Israel after its attack on Qatar last week. But it was all tough talk — nothing more. There is no real strategy to deal with Israel’s increasing bellicosity or to defuse regional tensions.

The attack on Qatar was yet another act of brazen aggression against a sovereign Arab country by Israel. The Zionist state was seen to cross the line yet again when it struck one of America’s closest allies in the Gulf, which is also home to the largest US military base in the region. Anger was palpable across the Arab world and international condemnation of the attack raised expectations that strong measures would be taken to stop Israel’s growing aggression.

Qatar was the sixth country attacked this year by Israel, which is continuing with its genocidal war in Gaza. Israel has killed over 65,000 people so far — most of them women and children. More than a million people have been displaced. With limited food supplies and no cessation in Israeli hostilities, the entire population of the occupied enclave is in danger. Scores of children are dying daily of hunger.

Meanwhile, the Islamic bloc has watched the worst

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