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'Correct a historical injustice': Yair Lapid to table Knesset bill branding Qatar as 'enemy state'

Lapid plans to table legislation defining Qatar as an enemy state, accusing it of acting against Israel’s security interests, including by funding terror groups, such as Hamas.

FEBRUARY 1, 2026|ByJAMES GENN

Opposition leader Yair Lapid speaking at the Knesset, Jerusalem, January 26, 2026.

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

Qatar says it will provide Lebanon with $430 million in financial support

A statement by Qatar's Fund for Development said about $400 million would be provided to support Lebanon's energy sector, of which 10% would be allocated as a grant.

JANUARY 27, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

Eli Feldstein, who were arrested in the so-called Qatargate investigation seen at the District Court in Tel Aviv, on May 15, 2025.

Feldstein says 'Netanyahu erased concept of responsibility for October 7,' in first KAN interview

Former military spokesman for the Prime Minister Eli Feldstein gave a public interview on Monday for the first time since he was accused over the Bild and Qatargate cases.

DECEMBER 23, 2025|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

Qatari PM Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani sat down with Tucker Carlson at The Doha Forum

Qatari PM: Qatar’s ties with Hamas began at US request, always served peace efforts

Prime Minister Al Thani claimed that Qatar's relationship with Hamas has been entirely focused on facilitating peace.

DECEMBER 7, 2025|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN

My Word: The World Cup and global games

How do human rights interventionists and spectators of sports overlap?

NOVEMBER 17, 2022ByLIAT COLLINS

A MAN sits beside a football mural on the walls of Katara Cultural Village ahead of the World Cup in Qatar.

Iran's World Cup winger says focus on playing, not political issues

One soccer player speaks out about his role as an Iranian in the world cup in times of crisis for his home nation.

NOVEMBER 17, 2022ByREUTERS

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - A football fan with an Argentine flag is photographed in Doha, Qatar - November 15, 2022.

No airline agreed to fly from Israel to Qatar for World Cup

Even though Israel and Qatar don't have diplomatic relations, Doha had to allow Israelis to attend the tournament as part of FIFA's terms for it to host.

NOVEMBER 15, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV

Fifa World Cup 2022 branding is seen at Hamad International Airport.

Qatari activists criticize own government over Tel Aviv-Doha World Cup flights

Qatari activists have started a campaign protesting the Israel-Qatar agreement that will allow direct flights between Tel Aviv and Doha during the World Cup.

NOVEMBER 11, 2022ByREUTERS

A view of the World Cup Trophy during an event marking "200 Days To Go" ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, in Doha, Qatar May 6, 2022.

Gaza to begin rebuilding homes destroyed in May conflict

The reconstruction of homes in Gaza that were destroyed or damaged in the May conflict between Israel and Hamas will begin in the first week of October, using aid from Qatar.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021ByREUTERS

A machinery works to remove the debris atop a building damaged in Israeli air strikes during the fighting between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, July 25, 2021.

Qatar to Kushner: Two states needed to end Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Kushner visited Qatar with hopes another Arab country will normalize ties within months.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020ByREUTERS

Jared Kushner beside Robert O'Brien on the first Israeli flight to UAE

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.

JUNE 29, 2019ByJULIE LENARZ