Newspapers in Qatar are blasting the planned participation of an Israeli team when the Persian Gulf nation hosts the World Youth Handball Tournament in August. “Do not set foot on our land. All Qataris hate you,” one newspaper wrote Sunday. Qatar maintains commercial links with Israel, but has no diplomatic ties.
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