If Qatar indeed interfered in the elections – this may be the man behind the plan

Dr. Edy Cohen claims that if Qatar interfered in Israel's elections, the man behind the plan is Azmi Bishara, a former Knesset member who fled to Qatar. The article links the Israeli strike in Doha in September 2025 to a Qatari desire for revenge by influencing the Arab vote.

Dr. Edy Cohen argues in the article that if Qatar indeed interfered in Israel's elections, the man behind the plan is Azmi Bishara, a former Arab Knesset member who fled to Qatar in 2007. Bishara, an Arab Christian who served in the Balad party, was suspected of contact with Hezbollah during the Second Lebanon War. Today he directs the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies in Doha and chairs the board of trustees of the Doha Institute for Advanced Studies. The article links the Israeli strike in Doha on September 9, 2025, in which six people were killed including a Qatari security officer, to the Qatari desire for revenge by influencing the political makeup in Israel. The article notes that Qatar denies the allegations but claims the motivation for revenge is clear.