INTERVIEW-Soccer-Qatar would let Israel attend World Cup

* Israel would be given unprecedented invite in Arab world

* Qatar to allow alcohol at special fan zones

* Working on cooling technologies to offset summer heat

By Tamara Walid

DOHA, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Qatar would let Israel take part in a World Cup on its territory despite not recognising the Jewish state, the head of the Gulf nation's bid to stage the 2022 soccer extravaganza said on Tuesday.

Such an invitation would be unprecedented in the Arab world, most of whose countries shun Israel. Hassan Abdulla Al Thawadi, chief executive of the Qatar 2022 bid, added that the Muslim state would also permit alcohol consumption during the world's most watched sporting event.

In a further attempt to make its bid more attractive, Qatar would develop cooling technologies to offset the summer heat during June and July, when temperatures in the desert state can exceed 45 degrees Celsius.

Qatar, the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, is a U.S. ally. But, like its Gulf Arab neighbours, it does not recognise Israel.