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Just when you thought that the Arab Islamic lobby of 100 billion dollars only bought in US.
Qatar has spent nearly $100 billion to buy influence in the U.S.āin Congress, universities, media outlets, think tanks, and corporations...
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Haaretz journalist fired following disclosure he received NIS 200,000 from Qatargate suspect.
By Jeremy Sharon, Times of Israel, October 30, 2025:
Prominent Haaretz journalist and commentator Chaim Levinson has been dismissed from his position at the newspaper after it emerged that he had done work for the political consultancy company owned by Yisrael Einhorn, a key suspect in the Qatargate affair.
As reported by Haaretz itself, Levinson, who has long acknowledged being good friends with Einhorn, worked as a ghostwriter for Einhornās Perception company from 2019 to 2024, earning some NIS 200,000 ($61,000) for articles he ghostwrote for election campaigns in the Balkan.
In the Qatargate scandal, Einhorn and Perception are believed to have conducted campaigns in Israel and abroad to boost Qatarās image, in particular in connection to its role as an impartial mediator in hostage negotiationsā¦.
Responding to the report and his dismissal, Levinson acknowledges that he worked for Perception, but says he had no idea that Einhorn and his company were doing work for Qatarā¦.
And the Kan public broadcaster reports that Levinson helped get an opinion article praising Qatar and criticizing Egypt published in Haaretz, which was published anonymously in the name of āa former senior defense establishment officialā who is also reportedly a suspect in the Qatargate affairā¦.
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He added that the country's Emir, Tamim bin Hamad, is "the greatest liar in history. In the past, he treated me with respect and told me on the phone, āLetās meet one-on-one in Qatar, nobody will touch you.ā The moment I arrived, they put me in prison.ā
When asked what information he had about Qatari funding of Israeli media outlets, Hail said, āI canāt speak directly at the moment, but Iāve seen articles published by official bodies, such as Haaretz. Iām not speaking specifically, but generally, about the newspaperās narrative.ā
Maariv then asked him whether he was saying Qatar was partly funding Haaretz.
āIām not saying the funding is entirely from Qatar, but Iām saying that Qatari influence exists through PR firms that affect the paper," Hail responded. "It adopts the same approach that exists within the Qatari regime. There is a report published by the āKhaled al-Hailā Institute (founded by Al-Hail) called Qatar Narrative Watch. We relied on the whole month of September on all the news published about Qatar."
The Qatari official continued, saying, "We took 500 news items, which include articles, interviews, and the like, and from those, we found that much information originates with the Qatari government and is promoted indirectly through actors and institutes.
"Itās not just indirect influence from Qatar, but also direct involvement - buying people. That is the message I send to the Qatari people and the Israeli people,ā he added.
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Qatar has spent nearly $100 billion to buy influence in the U.S.āin Congress, universities, media outlets, think tanks, and corporations...
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Haaretz journalist fired following disclosure he received NIS 200,000 from Qatargate suspect.
By Jeremy Sharon, Times of Israel, October 30, 2025:
Prominent Haaretz journalist and commentator Chaim Levinson has been dismissed from his position at the newspaper after it emerged that he had done work for the political consultancy company owned by Yisrael Einhorn, a key suspect in the Qatargate affair.
As reported by Haaretz itself, Levinson, who has long acknowledged being good friends with Einhorn, worked as a ghostwriter for Einhornās Perception company from 2019 to 2024, earning some NIS 200,000 ($61,000) for articles he ghostwrote for election campaigns in the Balkan.
In the Qatargate scandal, Einhorn and Perception are believed to have conducted campaigns in Israel and abroad to boost Qatarās image, in particular in connection to its role as an impartial mediator in hostage negotiationsā¦.
Responding to the report and his dismissal, Levinson acknowledges that he worked for Perception, but says he had no idea that Einhorn and his company were doing work for Qatarā¦.
And the Kan public broadcaster reports that Levinson helped get an opinion article praising Qatar and criticizing Egypt published in Haaretz, which was published anonymously in the name of āa former senior defense establishment officialā who is also reportedly a suspect in the Qatargate affairā¦.
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He added that the country's Emir, Tamim bin Hamad, is "the greatest liar in history. In the past, he treated me with respect and told me on the phone, āLetās meet one-on-one in Qatar, nobody will touch you.ā The moment I arrived, they put me in prison.ā
When asked what information he had about Qatari funding of Israeli media outlets, Hail said, āI canāt speak directly at the moment, but Iāve seen articles published by official bodies, such as Haaretz. Iām not speaking specifically, but generally, about the newspaperās narrative.ā
Maariv then asked him whether he was saying Qatar was partly funding Haaretz.
āIām not saying the funding is entirely from Qatar, but Iām saying that Qatari influence exists through PR firms that affect the paper," Hail responded. "It adopts the same approach that exists within the Qatari regime. There is a report published by the āKhaled al-Hailā Institute (founded by Al-Hail) called Qatar Narrative Watch. We relied on the whole month of September on all the news published about Qatar."
The Qatari official continued, saying, "We took 500 news items, which include articles, interviews, and the like, and from those, we found that much information originates with the Qatari government and is promoted indirectly through actors and institutes.
"Itās not just indirect influence from Qatar, but also direct involvement - buying people. That is the message I send to the Qatari people and the Israeli people,ā he added.
Qatari dissident says Doha regime on 'verge of collapse' | The Jerusalem Post
The "regime in Doha is on the verge of collapse and won't last many more years," Khalid al-Hail told Maariv.
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