Two arrested as investigation into ‘QatarGate’ in Israel deepens

A newspaper editor was targeted by Arab ‘spies’. It could spell Netanyahu’s downfall

Investigators believe the prime minister’s aides Jonatan Urich and Eli Feldstein used their position to promote Qatar within Israeli media

The arrest of journalists and close advisers of Netanyahu, in a case of financial transfers from Qatar to Hamas, plunges Israeli power into turmoil.

Two close advisers to the Prime Minister of the Hebrew State are suspected of having carried out influential operations for the benefit of the Gulf Emirate, a country considered by the Israelis as hostile.

Qatar and Israel Conduct First Joint Air Force Exercises: New F-15QA on Show

The Qatar Emiri Air Force has for the first time participated in joint aerial warfare exercises with the Israeli Air Force, dispatching new F-15QA fighters to the Iniochos 2025 drills hosted in Greece. Although they do not maintain diplomatic relations, Qatar and Israel have remained close strategic partners in the Middle East, with the two having played central roles in supporting Islamist insurgents against the Syrian state from 2011-2024 to o…

Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is in the midst of a scandal that confronts him with his country's police authorities, to the point that the opposition's demands for his resignation grow.This is Qatargate or Qatar scandal, a case that focuses on the assertion that news advisors Netanyahu received payments from a representative of Qatar to promote that country's interests in local media.This statement has outraged many Israelis becau…

Qatargate: Netanyahu Allies Accused of Bribery in Media Campaign Against Egypt

Two close associates of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, involved in an ongoing investigation into suspected illicit ties between the Israeli aides and Qatar, have been held in custody for three days following their arrest by Israeli authorities on Monday, 31 March. Israeli media has coined the term “Qatargate” following these reports, which alleged that these associates were enlisted to advance Qatar’s interests within Israel. The rep…