In a series of Arabic tweets about the state of Qatar in relation to its neighbors in the region, Hamad wrote, "...

Former Qatari prime minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani stated on Twitter Wednesday that Israelis have the right to live in their own land, as do the Palestinians. These statements came days after similar remarks by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

However, he also lamented that Qatar has "

Israelis have a right to live in their land in peace and safety, this is my conviction. I've had this conviction for many long years, and I still do."

Hamad also called on Qatari leaders to step up and repair ties with the region. "What we need now in our Gulf," he said, "is to advise each other and try to reform the severed ties between our peoples."

" He went on to say that when discussing Israel's right to safety in its land with said influential countries, "We are timid in mentioning that the Palestinians have their rights as well."

become a laughing stock that is blackmailed," and that it "wastes our money on ill-conceived agreements and by paying lobbies to influential countries.

Qatar's situation has come about "because of a lack of strategy and clear belief in dealing with our disputes and in outlining a desired future for generations to come."

He concluded his tweets by saying that

ne who will rise among us from the defeat and shame that our nation is experiencing. We are not interested in saying things just to impress others."

Hamad's statements seem to echo those made earlier this week by Saudi Arabia's crown prince. Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Israelis are entitled to live peacefully on their own land in an interview published on Monday in US magazine The Atlantic, a public sign of ties between Riyadh and Jerusalem growing closer.

Asked if he believes the Jewish people have a right to a nation-state in at least part of their ancestral homeland, the prince was quoted as saying:

"I believe the Palestinians and the Israelis have the right to have their own land. But we have to have a peace agreement to assure the stability for everyone and to have normal relations."

"There are a lot of interests we share with Israel and if there is peace, there would be a lot of interest between Israel and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries," Prince Mohammed added.

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In a follow-up to his son's statements, Saudi