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Qaboos had recognized the Qatari ruler as a fellow reformer and modernizer, and thus sought to introduce him to Peres to join forces as three visionaries committing themselves to breaking the impasse in Arab-Israeli relations through transforming Gulf-Israel ties. Towards that end, Alawi helped secure what led to a further diplomatic breakthrough between Israel and Qatar. Israel’s trade office in Doha was open from May 1996 through January 2009.
