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The ad showed bint Nasser alongside an infant Israeli hostage with the message, “It’s in your hands” and “Release the hostages.”
ItsInYourHands, the organization behind the ad, is an informal coalition of Christian leaders and organizations around the world Working on helping the hostage families since October, a spokesman told The Post.
A spartan website has few other details but does include a tough message for the queen-mother.
“Sheikha Moza bint Nasser of Qatar presents herself as a champion of humanitarian causes,
but beneath the surface lies a troubling reality. As the mother of the Emir of Qatar and a
prominent figure in global philanthropy, Sheikha Moza’s influence extends far and wide.
However, her involvement in the plight of hostages, including eight Americans, held in Gaza
reveals a stark contrast to her public image,” it reads.
The movement got a powerful boost from former daytime host Kathie Lee Gifford, who recorded a video appeal to bint Nasser urging her to step in.
“Like everyone else in the world, I have been following the situation in Israel & have been especially taken by the terrible pain endured by those whose families are held hostage. I have been doing what I can to help,” Gifford told The Post.
Bint Nasser, 64, is widely viewed as one of the most powerful figures in the wealthy kingdom.
She operates behind the scenes in the royal family and has a large public profile as co-founder and chairwoman of the multibillion-dollar Qatar Foundation — one of many official positions she holds.
As chair of the Qatar Luxury Group, she has been involved in the acquisitions of iconic brands including the fashion house Valentino and London’s Harrods department store.
Qatar occupies a complex position in Middle East politics.
While a longtime United States ally, and home to the largest US military base in the region, the country also offers safe haven and lavish funding to Hamas and other terrorist leaders.
Qatar also controls Al-Jazeera, which regularly pumps anti-American and anti-Israel propaganda into the Middle East bloodstream.
After Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack in Israel, bint Nasser left no illusion as to what side she supported.
On Oct. 8 she posted an image to Instagram of a Palestinian man looking at rubble with the caption “O Allah, we entrust Palestine to you.”
She has dedicated her account to Hamas propaganda ever since.
Experts said they were “highly doubtful” the queen-mother would lift a finger for the hostages.
“She has not been helpful in any way that I have seen in terms of getting the hostages released. Her voice has really been more about preventing catastrophe in Gaza and really it’s almost as if the conflict for her began on Oct. 8 — not the 7th,” said Jonathan Schanzer, a Middle East scholar at the Foundation for Defense of Democracy.
“The odds of her coming out and demanding the release of hostages are close to nil.”
