Posted on 01/13/2026 8:28:53 AM PST by Freeleesy
Haaretz analyst ‘took Qatari cash’ in expanding Qatargate scandal.
Allegations centre on claims that Netanyahu’s aides accepted Qatari money to promote favourable coverage of Doha while Qatar led negotiations between Israel and Hamas By Jewish News Reporter. 12 January 2026. JNews
Avishai Grinzaig @avishaigrinzaig:
The editor of Haaretz found out about this back on April 25, and whitewashed it.Jan 10, 2026. [https://x.com/avishaigrinzaig/status/2010057443359994219 On X] [https://archive.is/0VXWB]
Only when Bar Peleg discovered this information in his own way was this information revealed and now published in Haaretz.
Bar Peleg is truly a special kind of journalist.
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This is the third such incident involving Haaretz journalists, following the dismissal of Chaim Levinson and the exposure of another pro-Qatar column linked to the same network. Israeli police have forwarded findings to the State Attorney, though no charges have been filed against Pinkas. Former Haaretz Columnist Alon Pinkas Embroiled in Qatari Funding Scandal. "Is anyone actually surprised to discover that Haaretz's elite journalist is really just another Qatar mouthpiece?" '
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Grinzaig is a great journalist.
Haaretz is basically a communist propaganda and agitation rag. We don’t read it.
Of course. It’s a Marxist style , islamism- apologetic fake news entity.
Haaretz has only past glory. That’s it.
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