text: Diplomatic Divide Saps U.S. Push for Mideast Cease-Fire - WSJ
  Israel and Egypt Criticize Potential Role of Turkey and Qatar
  Israeli tanks maneuver outside the northern Gaza Strip on Friday.
  July 18, 2014 6:52 pm ET
  WASHINGTON—Widening splits between the U.S.'s closest Middle East allies are undercutting the Obama administration's efforts to forge a cease-fire between Israel and the militant Palestinian group Hamas, according to senior U.S., Israeli and Arab officials.
  Israel and Egypt are voicing criticism of Qatar and Turkey playing a role in any efforts to end the fighting in the Gaza Strip, due to these countries' financial and diplomatic support for Hamas and its parent organization, the Muslim Brotherhood, according to these officials.