Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Monday that if he were prime minister, he would declare Qatar an enemy state because it funded the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The statement was reported by ynet.
Naftali Bennett, who served as Israel's prime minister from 2021–2022, made the statement on Monday, according to a report by the Israeli news outlet ynet. The declaration specifically cited Qatar's alleged funding of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Iran's primary military and ideological force, which is designated as a terrorist organization by the United States and several other countries. Bennett is not currently in office and has no official role in the government. His remarks come amid ongoing direct confrontation between Iran and the US–Israel alliance, with the IRGC repeatedly threatening Israel and the region. Bennett's position aligns with a longstanding Israeli criticism of Qatar's dual role as a mediator and a financier of actors hostile to Israel, including Hamas and the IRGC. The statement is a political declaration and does not represent current government policy.
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