President Trump Signed Order Vowing to Defend Qatar on Same Day as Netanyahu’s VisitBy The Media Line StaffIn an unusual move coinciding with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order promising to defend Qatar against attack. The language closely mirrors NATO’s Article 5 mutual defense commitment, though President Trump acted unilaterally without Senate ratification. Netanyahu’s White House meeting with President Trump on the same day included a phone call with Qatar’s prime minister, during which the Israeli leader offered an apology for the September strike. President Trump has often questioned US obligations to NATO, making the security guarantee to Qatar all the more striking. Earlier this year, President Trump visited Doha during his first major foreign tour of his second term.