Qatar and Israel

If Doha seeks reputation as a neutral deal maker, it must bear the role's burden - editorial

Qatar is a small state with big ambitions. It has mastered the way to confuse the West into thinking that Doha talks to everyone, when in reality, it is not an impartial mediator.

 Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani attends a press conference, in Doha, Qatar, October 24, 2024.
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issue a joint statement in Jerusalem on Monday. Netanyahu emphasized that the decision to attack Hamas’s leadership in Qatar was his alone.

Doha blunder: Israel’s overplayed hand in Qatar - opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses Israel's economy at a press conference, September 16, 2025.

Netanyahu: Israel's economy is very strong, still needs to build 'independent arms industry'

Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, meets with US special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack ahead of the emergency Arab-Islamic summit in Doha, Qatar, September 15, 2025.

Qatar faces its moment of truth after Israeli airstrike - analysis


Qatar leading efforts to impose blockade on Israel, Netanyahu tells 'Post'

PM: Israel must prepare for 'new economic reality,' strengthen independent arms industries to ensure self-reliance • 'We are Athens and Sparta, or perhaps Super-Sparta'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio give a press statement after their meeting at the Prime Minister Office in Jerusalem, on September 15, 2025.

Have Netanyahu's strikes on Qatari soil gone too far? - opinion

Even if what is happening is not the result of a deliberate Israeli policy, Israel’s erratic decision-making and conduct do not look good.

THE COUNT since October 7, 2023 continues at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, as people visited yesterday. Should all 48 be brought back as bodies, Israeli society is liable to suffer a fundamental blow, the writer warns.

Qatari FM spokesperson claims Netanyahu a ‘madman’ making Israel a ‘pariah state’

Qatari FM spokesman Majed al-Ansari questioned: "What does Israeli military supremacy mean for all of us when Israel can basically, at will, without consulting the US, bomb capitals in the region?"

US President Donald, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a backdrop of the aftermath of Israel's strikes in Qatar.

'Find some other partners': Qatar reviewing security pact with US after Israeli attack - report

Qatar's prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani told the White House that Doha views the Israeli attack as an "act of betrayal" by Washington, Axios reported.

 US President Donald Trump and Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attend a signing ceremony in Doha, Qatar, May 14, 2025.

As Israel battles the axis of evil, it must not forget to fight for the hostages - editorial

This was the right move, and the next steps must be carefully calculated to get Israel the result it wants: the return of all of the hostages and the removal of the threat at our border.

Smoke rises after several blasts were heard in Doha, Qatar, September 9, 2025.

Pope Leo: 'Really serious' ramifications may result from Doha strike

Multiple global leaders released comments regarding an Israeli strike that targeted Hamas officials in Qatar.

A damaged building, following an Israeli attack on Hamas leaders, according to an Israeli official, in Doha, Qatar, September 9, 2025

Dermer meets Qatari officials in France, in first since Hamas's hostage deal response

The meeting was thought to be the first meeting between a senior Israeli official and Qatari officials since Hamas's response to the hostage deal proposal.

Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer seen in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, January 22, 2025

Most Jewish Israelis believe Netanyahu knew of Qatar’s links to aides - poll

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.

 (L to R): Eli Feldstein, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Yonatan Urich (illustration).

Police name two suspects who were detained for questioning in 'Qatargate' case

The National Crime Unit questioned the two on suspicion of contact with a foreign agent and money laundering on Wednesday.

 (L to R): Eli Feldstein, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Yonatan Urich (illustration).

How does firing Ronen Bar, Qatargate affect voting in next elections? - poll

If Naftali Bennet decides to run, the coalition would be left with 49 seats, whereas a Bennet-led opposition would have 61.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a backdrop of a Qatari flag.

Behind Netanyahu-Bar feud: Gaza, West Bank security, and Qatargate - analysis

Qatargate keeps Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar in office, but battle runs deeper.

 Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet security services attends a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, as Israel marks the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. May 5, 2024