Haaretz investigation reveals: Channel 13 US correspondent Suleiman Maswadeh stayed at home of Qatari lobbyist
A Haaretz investigation revealed that Channel 13's US correspondent, Suleiman Maswadeh, stayed for about two weeks at the home of Jay Footlik, an American lobbyist who worked for Qatar and is linked to the Qatar affair. The publication raised questions about Maswadeh's personal ties with a figure involved in a sensitive case, in which he had previously given testimony to the police. According to the investigation, last September, after moving to the US, Maswadeh stayed at a property in Virginia registered to Footlik, and broadcast at least twice from the yard. Maswadeh explained that the two are old personal friends, that his stay was a temporary living arrangement, and that he paid for the stay. Channel 13 admitted it was an error in judgment by the correspondent but gave him full backing.
A Haaretz investigation revealed that Channel 13's US correspondent, Suleiman Maswadeh, stayed for about two weeks at the home of Jay Footlik, an American lobbyist who worked for Qatar and is linked to the Qatar affair. The publication raised questions about Maswadeh's personal ties with a figure involved in a sensitive case, in which he had previously given testimony to the police. According to the investigation, last September, after moving to the US, Maswadeh stayed at a property in Virginia registered to Footlik, and broadcast at least twice from the yard. Maswadeh explained that the two are old personal friends, that his stay was a temporary living arrangement, and that he paid for the stay. Channel 13 admitted it was an error in judgment by the correspondent but gave him full backing.