In political danger: the details that worry Benjamin Netanyahu more than anything

A New Yorker investigation reveals new details about the QatarGate affair, in which aides in Netanyahu's office allegedly worked with Qatari lobbyists to improve Qatar's image in Israel for payment. The investigation describes an influence network that included Israel Einhorn, Eli Feldstein, and Yonatan Urich, who worked to spread pro-Qatari narratives in the Israeli media.

A comprehensive investigation by the American magazine The New Yorker reveals new details about the QatarGate affair, in which aides in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office allegedly worked with Qatari lobbyists to improve Qatar's image in Israel. According to the investigation, Israel Einhorn, owner of the company 'Perception,' received monthly payments of $45,000 from Qatar through a third-party company. Together with lobbyist Jay Footlik, they recruited Eli Feldstein and Yonatan Urich, Netanyahu's close advisors, to spread pro-Qatari narratives in the Israeli media. The campaign included planting stories that Qatar is the only mediator capable of securing a hostage deal, and portraying Egypt as unreliable. Feldstein received a salary supplement through the Qatari intermediary. Netanyahu called the claims a 'bluff,' while former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called the affair 'the most serious act of treason' in the country's history. The affair is being investigated by the police and could lead to indictments.