Reposted by Jeff Ostler
Very few Americans, even among those who follow Middle East politics, have any inkling of Qatargate—Netanyahu's lengthy and exceedingly corrupt dealings with the Qataris, in which he persuaded them to fund and finance Hamas in order to build a counterweight to the Palestinian Authority and frustrate
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Israel’s Qatargate Scandal
Did Benjamin Netanyahu’s aides peddle influence to a foreign power?