Qatar and Israel

'Qatari sheikhs' in Carmel Shuk protest Netanyahu, Qatargate

The organizers stated that the protest was against the flow of "Qatari money," which, they claim, was used not only to fund Hamas activities but also for a public relations campaign against Israelis.

PROTESTORS DRESSED as Qatari sheikhs in Carmel Shuk, December 26, 2025.
DURING HIS visit to Israel last week, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio admitted that Israel’s strike in Qatar had stirred tensions, but he emphasized the need to move forward, support Israel, and focus on the Hamas threat and the hostage issue, the writer notes.

Israel’s strike on Hamas failed tactically but sends strategic regional messages - opinion

 Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani attends a press conference, in Doha, Qatar, October 24, 2024.

If Doha wants to be the Switzerland of the Middle East, it must be neutral mediator - editorial

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


Qatar – empty words, deep pockets

Stemming the flow of funding is critical to hampering terrorists’ ability to bring death and destruction to our streets here in the West, as well as elsewhere.

A Palestinian Hamas-hired civil servant displays U.S. Dollar banknotes after receiving her salary paid by Qatar, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip December 7, 2018

Qatari envoy expected to arrive in Gaza with funds on Sunday - report

According to the report, Emadi will join the Qatari delegation in Jerusalem on Sunday morning in order to conduct talks with Israel before heading to the Gaza Strip.

QATARI ENVOY Mohammed al-Emadi. ‘He needs to know that our people’s project of liberation cannot be traded for humanitarian aid,’ a Gaza group said.

Israel will transfer Qatari funds to Gaza factions next week - report

The IDF attacked a number of terror targets throughout the night Thursday in response to a rocket launch from Gaza earlier, which hit a Chabad Yeshiva in Sderot.

Palestinian refugees hold Palestinian flags and chant slogans during a protest in front of UNRWA office in Amman, September 2, 2018.

Hamas refuses Qatari cash after Israel allows third transfer of funds

Islamic Jihad, the second largest group in the Gaza Strip after Hamas, voiced support for the Hamas move and called for the continuation of the weekly demonstrations near the border with Israel.

A Palestinian Hamas-hired civil servant receives her salary paid by Qatar, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip December 7, 2018

Netanyahu stops Qatari money transfer to Hamas after Gaza confrontation

A third Qatari cash donation for impoverished Gaza civil servants was supposed to be made this week after it was held back by Israel in protest of Palestinian border violence.

A Palestinian Hamas-hired civil servant displays U.S. Dollar banknotes after receiving her salary paid by Qatar, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip December 7, 2018.

Goldin family protest Netanyahu, Qatar bankrolling Hamas

Hadar Goldin was killed, his body snatched by Hamas during Operation Protective Edge in 2014.

Goldin family protests in Machane Yehuda market in Jerusalem with fake 'Qatari dollars,' 2019.

Qatari cash provides cover for Hamas rockets

Palestinians take part in a rally in support of Qatar, inside Qatari-funded construction project 'Hamad City', in the southern Gaza Strip, June 9, 2017

Qatar to advance joint plan with Israel to fund Gaza for six months

"We agreed with Israel to solve the electricity problem, line 161 and rights of sea passage," the Qatari diplomat said at a meeting with Palestinian faction leaders in Gaza.

Palestinians take part in a rally in support of Qatar, inside Qatari-funded construction project 'Hamad City', in the southern Gaza Strip, June 9, 2017

Palestinians in Gaza attack Qatari envoy with stones after $15m. payment

The paychecks of the Hamas members, which were being paid through financial aid by Qatar, were passed on in suitcases in a heavily guarded vehicle.

Palestinian children swing at a park in Gaza City November 9, 2018

Qatar, the ‘Israel lobby,’ and the secret list of 250 with influence

Undercover documentary and revelations about Doha’s lobbying efforts have embarrassed the emirate.

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