Mediation by Qatar, financier of Hamas. So the millions given to the organization now embarrass the emir and those who do business with him

LONDON – If someone told them that their shopping money ends up in the pockets of Hamas, many of the customers of Harrod’s they would be surprised and probably scandalized. Let’s clarify: things are not exactly like this. It is true, however, that the most luxurious department stores in London belong to Qatar, the tiny emirate of the Persian Gulf now the protagonist of the very complicated negotiation to free the hostages held by Hamas.