Qatargate is the term colloquially assigned to a scandal alleging funds from Qatar were transferred to several staffers in Israel's Prime Minister's Office.
The Qatargate affair is based on an investigation into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's aides. The aides were allegedly involved in a scandal in which they were paid by Qatar while managing hostage negotiations with Hamas.
The accusations are believed by many to have played a factor in the ongoing dispute with Netanyahu and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) head Ronen Bar and Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara.
I have compiled a neat and tidy timeline of all that we know so far about Qatargate at the time of publication.
Only 25.5% of Jews believe the prime minister did not know about the links in question, a poll by the Israel Democracy Institute showed.
Egypt and Qatar have learned that cooperation and competition are not necessarily conflicting approaches and that the key words are flexibility and maneuvering.
This is a global movement – a slow-burning insurrection that seeks to replace the checks and balances of liberal democracy with elected autocracy.
Klein said he would not be involved in reviewing coverage of the case or news stories connected to the police or the Attorney-General’s Office until the case is closed.
The Qatargate incident with Zvika Klein raises questions about the role of journalists and the use of the press as a tool of influence.
Why did so much of the country focus its attention on this hearing while there is an ongoing war in Gaza and while Netanyahu was on a high-stakes visit with US President Donald Trump?
Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Zvika Klein was summoned to give open testimony at the end of March, yet this turned into an interrogation under caution and his cellphone was taken away from him.
Raucous court causes delays in consequential hearing • Ministers threaten to disregard ruling, paving way for constitutional crisis
Israeli society can not allow a small elite to continue its abuse and hijacking of the legal system and law enforcement.
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