US EditionFormer Israeli PM Alleges ‘Treason’ in Netanyahu's Office over Qatar Funding
Bennett accuses Netanyahu’s advisors of acting as paid agents for Qatar, undermining Israel’s war effort and calls for a state commission of inquiry into the betrayal.
- On Monday former Prime Minister and Defense Minister Naftali Bennett demanded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resign, calling it the most serious act of betrayal in Israel's history and questioning if Netanyahu knew his advisers were Qatari agents.
- The i24NEWS report suggested a Sunday broadcast revealed conversations between two of Netanyahu's advisers tied to the emerging 'Qatargate' affair involving Qatar's alleged recruitment to promote its image in Israel.
- Bennett alleges three of Netanyahu's closest advisers acted as paid agents of Qatar and Hamas during the war, receiving Qatari payments while accessing classified information and promoting Qatari interests.
- Bennett vowed to create a state commission of inquiry on day one of a Bennett government and is widely regarded as a leading contender in next year's legislative elections.
- An investigation is under way and two aides taken into custody in late March, while Bennett said Qatar hosts senior Hamas leaders and undermines Egypt, harming Israel's security interests.
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Netanyahu Office Rejects ‘Qatar-Fake’ Claims As Bennett Escalates Attack Over Alleged Media Influence Affair
by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief (Worthy News) – Israel’s political crisis deepened this week as former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett renewed demands for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign over what critics have dubbed the “Qatargate” affair—claims that Netanyahu’s office and allies firmly reject as a manufactured scandal already dismissed by the courts. Bennett issued a series of sharply worded statements foll…
When loyalty replaced judgment
The first part of an interview with Eli Feldstein, broadcast on Kan 11, has placed the Prime Minister's Office squarely at the center of a growing controversy. Feldstein was interviewed by investigative journalist Omri Assenheim, and it should be noted at the outset that according to Israel Einhorn, another central figure in this tangled affair, Assenheim and Feldstein are friends. Einhorn demanded that this relationship be disclosed in the resp…
Ex-PM Bennett slams Netanyahu office's reported Qatargate cover-up as 'treason'
After i24News shared correspondences between Netanyahu aides strategizing on how to promote Qatari messages in Israeli media, Bennet said that 'three of Netanyahu's closest advisors effectively served as paid agents of Qatar and Hamas at the height of the war' – which, according to him, explains Israel's failure to destroy Hamas
Former Israeli PM accuses Netanyahu's office of 'treason' over alleged Qatar funding
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called on Monday for the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is accused of having been recruited by Qatar to promote the Gulf monarchy's image in Israel.
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