Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Saturday on 'Meet the Press' (פגוש את העיתונות) that Qatar funded the Hamas Nukhba elite force and the Al Jazeera journalists who entered Israel with them on October 7. Bennett reiterated his claim that Qatar is more dangerous than Iran.
The remarks expand on Bennett's earlier statement on the same program, first reported by The Zioneer at 19:45, in which he called Qatar 'more dangerous than Iran.' In the new quote, Bennett specified the mechanism of Qatar's alleged involvement, claiming it funded the Nukhba — Hamas's elite commando unit — and the Al Jazeera journalists who infiltrated with them on October 7, 2023. The former prime minister has repeatedly called for designating Qatar an enemy state.
2 developments
- StrongBennett accuses Qatar of funding Al Jazeera in global influence campaign
- DevelopingMK Kroizer: Qatar is a terror state, Bennett acted hand in hand with them
- DevelopingBennett: Netanyahu should declare Qatar an enemy state, questions connection to his office
- StrongQatar's US embassy condemns Bennett's remarks, accuses him of spreading false information
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