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Uncle Joe

(61,339 posts)
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 05:52 PM Apr 3

Netanyahu is rocked by a new scandal linking his close advisers to Qatar

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office is once again ensnared in scandal after police arrested two of his close associates this week on suspicion of accepting money from Qatar to promote a positive image of the Gulf Arab state in Israel.

The affair has gripped Israelis because Qatar, a country that many view as a patron of Hamas, and which has no formal diplomatic ties to Israel, appears to have penetrated the highest corridors of power.

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One Israeli journalist questioned in the case is Zvika Klein, the editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Post, an English-language daily. According to a report this week in the Post, Klein visited Qatar at the invitation of its government last year and subsequently wrote a series of articles about his impressions, one of which laid out Qatar’s case against Israeli claims that it backs the militant group. The newspaper said Klein, who could not be reached for comment, is currently barred from speaking to journalists.

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Among Israelis, the gas-rich emirate is best known for sending money to Gaza beginning in 2018 — an effort meant to help poor families. But analysts and former officials say some of the money dispatched with Netanyahu’s blessing made its way to Hamas’ military wing and helped it prepare for the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks.

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https://apnews.com/article/netanyahu-qatar-gaza-hamas-israel-scandal-da79eb436a150d82d03e352085b02bfc

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Scrivener7

(55,221 posts)
1. Interestingly, Qatar also gave Jared $1.6 billion to bail out 666 Park Ave.
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 05:59 PM
Apr 3

But I'm sure that's just a coincidence.

brush

(59,491 posts)
2. Hahahahahahahaha! Wonder if the already corrupt warmonger got a cut?
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 06:03 PM
Apr 3

Israel, surely you can do better.

Uncle Joe

(61,339 posts)
3. It seems to me that Netanyahu is Israel's *rump
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 06:07 PM
Apr 3

They speak the same language, and there are just too many common denominators between Netanyahu and our convicted felon in chief.

Uncle Joe

(61,339 posts)
5. All because he didn't want the Palestinians to have freedom, their own land and democracy.
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 06:30 PM
Apr 3

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Rallies organized by Likud and other right-wing groups featured depictions of Rabin in a Nazi SS uniform, or in the crosshairs of a gun.[2][3] Protesters compared the Labor party to the Nazis and Rabin to Adolf Hitler[5] and chanted, "Rabin is a murderer" and "Rabin is a traitor".[8][9] In July 1995, Netanyahu led a mock funeral procession featuring a coffin and hangman's noose at an anti-Rabin rally where protesters chanted, "Death to Rabin".[10][11] The chief of internal security, Carmi Gillon, then alerted Netanyahu of a plot on Rabin's life and asked him to moderate the protests' rhetoric, which Netanyahu declined to do.[8][12] Netanyahu denied any intention to incite violence.[2][3][13]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Yitzhak_Rabin#:~:text=In%20July%201995%2C%20Netanyahu%20led,%2C%20%22Death%20to%20Rabin%22.



Just change the name from Rabin to Pence

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack

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