Posted on 11/01/2025 6:36:24 PM PDT by Milagros
The Qatari regime is due to soon fall apart, even as its influence reaches far abroad, including to the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, Qatari dissident Khalid al-Hail told Maariv in an interview published on Saturday.
The "regime in Doha is on the verge of collapse and won't last many more years," he told the Israeli outlet.
Hail is a human rights activist and has previously been imprisoned in Qatar.
When asked to elaborate on his belief that the Qatari government would collapse, Hail said, “It won’t hold for many more years. There will certainly be a fundamental change; not only do I think so, but so do all the intelligence reports we are exposed to, and I know this from my direct contacts."
Hail continued, "Since August of this year, there has been serious activity to change the regime in order to stop what is being done in Qatar."
(Qatari dissident Khalid al-Hail gives rare interview with Maariv, where he warns of the Doha regime collapsing, November 1, 2025
The Qatari dissident informed Maariv of a message passed on to him by "a very important person" who spoke on condition of anonymity. The source said that the US government agreed to protect Qatar, but not the Emir or his rule..
The Qatari people need to understand that protection for the country already existed - Trump only confirmed it with his decree. What they don’t realize is that we, the Qataris, are zealous about our homeland. I, as a Qatari citizen, am zealous for my homeland, but I oppose my country being in the hands of a vile and despicable regime."
He added that the country's Emir, Tamim bin Hamad, is "the greatest liar in history. In the past, he treated me with respect and told me on the phone, ‘Let’s meet one-on-one in Qatar, nobody will touch you.’ The moment I arrived, they put me in prison.”
When asked what information he had about Qatari funding of Israeli media outlets, Hail said, “I can’t speak directly at the moment, but I’ve seen articles published by official bodies, such as Haaretz. I’m not speaking specifically, but generally, about the newspaper’s narrative.”
Maariv then asked him whether he was saying Qatar was partly funding Haaretz.
“I’m not saying the funding is entirely from Qatar, but I’m saying that Qatari influence exists through PR firms that affect the paper," Hail responded. "It adopts the same approach that exists within the Qatari regime. There is a report published by the ‘Khaled al-Hail’ Institute (founded by Al-Hail) called Qatar Narrative Watch. We relied on the whole month of September on all the news published about Qatar."
The Qatari official continued, saying, "We took 500 news items, which include articles, interviews, and the like, and from those, we found that much information originates with the Qatari government and is promoted indirectly through actors and institutes.
Oh no.
Anyway, what are you guys doing tonight?
Tired from celebrating...
So, the Qataris help fund Haaretz? That explains some things.
MarQ
Tucker Carlson very concerned 😦 …story at 5
You bet. BTW, You are great on Fox News. Kudos. God bless
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