Israeli Media Rocked as Report Reveals Qatar-Linked Payments to Former Haaretz Columnist

Haaretz journalist paid by Qatar lobbyist to promote regime talking points

Pinkas denied ever having taken money from Qatar that would influence his writing and insisted that his opinions were all his own. By Dinah Bucholz, Jewish Breaking News A journalist for the far-left Israeli newspaper Haaretz was reportedly paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by an American lobbyist for Qatar to promote Qatari talking points. Jay Footlik, the lobbyist, funneled the payments to Alon Pinkas, who was told to boost five key ideas:…

Ex-columnist was paid by lobbyist while pushing pro-Qatar message in Haaretz, paper says

Israeli Media Rocked as Report Reveals Qatar-Linked Payments to Former Haaretz Columnist

TEL AVIV — Former Haaretz columnist and ex-Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas received hundreds of thousands of dollars over more than a year from a company linked to a lobbyist representing Qatar while he was still working for the newspaper, according to a report published Saturday. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email […]

Haaretz analyst received money from Qatar lobbyist

Former Haaretz analyst Alon Pinkas received payments from a Qatar-affiliated company, report says.

Ex-Haaretz columnist was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by Qatar lobbyist

Pinkas was paid from January 2024 through March 2025, while he was employed at Haaretz, funneled to him via businessman Gil Birger. According to Pinkas, the money was compensation for writing policy papers; he denies any familiarity with, or involvement in, the pro-Qatar campaign formulated by Footlik. However, several of his articles include messages that align with the campaign's talking points