Qatar and Israel

'Qatari Octopus': Israel files criminal complaint over ICC corruption

Shurat HaDin accuses Doha of bribing ICC prosecutor Karim Khan and using private intelligence operatives to target his alleged sexual assault victim, calling for an urgent international investigation

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
ICC CHIEF Prosecutor Karim Khan in The Hague.
Opposition head Yair Lapid and Yesh Atid MKs arrive for a court hearing at the Supreme Court on a petition against the transfer of funds to ultra-Orthodox educational institutions, January 8, 2026

Yair Lapid held undisclosed meetings with Qatari officials to discuss Gaza hostages situation

The encounter happened on January 12, 2025, on the same day as another meeting between the Qatari officials, Lapid's team, and the representatives of the Gaza hostages' families.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Opposition leader Yair Lapid speaking at the Knesset, Jerusalem, January 26, 2026.

'Correct a historical injustice': Yair Lapid to table Knesset bill branding Qatar as 'enemy state'

Lapid plans to table legislation defining Qatar as an enemy state, accusing it of acting against Israel’s security interests, including by funding terror groups, such as Hamas.

|ByJAMES GENN
Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani attends a press conference, in Doha, Qatar, October 24, 2024.

Qatar says it will provide Lebanon with $430 million in financial support

A statement by Qatar's Fund for Development said about $400 million would be provided to support Lebanon's energy sector, of which 10% would be allocated as a grant.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

The US must designate Qatar as a state sponsor of terrorism - opinion

Qatar has a long record of harboring and funding terrorist organizations. It's time the US holds them accountable.

NOVEMBER 13, 2023ByJORDAN COPE
PHOTO: IRAN’S FOREIGN Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (left) meets with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Doha, Qatar, last month.

Netanyahu: 'There won’t be a ceasefire without the return of the hostages'

Netanyahu spoke amid growing pressure from the international to press Israel to accept a mechanism for a series of humanitarian pauses.

NOVEMBER 5, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, REUTERS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Ramon airbase in southern Israel on November 5, 2023

Qatar-led negotiations between Israel and Hamas continue -source

Earlier, the armed wing of Hamas said it had been close to reaching an agreement with Israel over the hostages, but Israel had "stalled" on that possibility.

OCTOBER 28, 2023ByREUTERS
People attend a demonstration organised by the Switzerland-Israel Association against the attacks by Hamas, outside the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, October 11, 2023. (Not the demonstration mentioned in this article.)

Qatar must be held accountable for Hamas's actions against Israel - analysis

Some voices are being raised to reassess Western ties with Qatar.

OCTOBER 24, 2023ByHERB KEINON
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani delivers an annual speech during the opening of the 52nd session of the Shura advisory council in Doha, Qatar, October 24, 2023.

Qataris wear pro-Palestinian armbands amid World Cup symbol row

The FIFA World Cup, hosted by Qatar, serves as the stage for a number of political and human rights conflicts.

NOVEMBER 24, 2022ByREUTERS
A worker carries One Love armbands, which are banned by FIFA at the World Cup Qatar 2022, in Utrecht, Netherlands November 23, 2022.

Israel gives Qatar OK to drill in Lebanese cross-border gas reservoir

Israel authorized a Qatari company to be involved in drilling for natural gas in the Kana-Sidon Reservoir.

NOVEMBER 22, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
View of the Israeli Leviathan gas field gas processing rig near the Israeli city of Caesarea, on January 31, 2019.

Fanfare for first flight from Israel to Qatar for World Cup

At least 10,000 Israelis are expected at the month-long matches, most of them coming through third countries.

NOVEMBER 20, 2022ByREUTERS
Soccer fans line up before boarding the first direct commercial flight between Israel and Qatar for the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup, at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, November 20, 2022.

With balloons and contact cards, first Israel-Qatar flight heads to World Cup

History is made as the first direct flight departs Israel for Qatar for World Cup games.

NOVEMBER 20, 2022ByREUTERS
An excited traveler holds a soccer ball next to sign for flight leaving from TLV to DOH.

Qatar's World Cup is an Arab tragedy - opinion

MIDDLE ISRAEL: The first Middle Eastern World Cup is an international farce, a moral atrocity, and an Arab tragedy.

NOVEMBER 18, 2022ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
FIFA PRESIDENT Gianni Infantino and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz al-Thani hold a shirt during the FIFA Congress in Doha in March.

Israelis head to Qatar by the thousands ahead of World Cup

WORLD CUP AFFAIRS: Israeli soccer fans are going global for sports’ biggest event.

NOVEMBER 18, 2022ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Preview, Doha, Qatar - November 18, 2022 The FIFA World Cup logo is pictured on the Corniche Promenade ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.