Qatargate

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Yonatan Urich following the Tel Aviv District Court ruling rejecting a request for his suspension at the PMO, June 25, 2026.

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Haaretz dismisses Chaim Levinson for taking NIS 200,000 from Qatargate suspect

Between 2019 and 2024,  Surlik Einhorn’s company Perception transferred the money to a company that Levinson owned, the Israeli daily paper reported. 

Israeli journalist Chaim Levinson. November 11, 2019.

‘Qatargate’: Police appeal accepted, court orders new hearing on Netanyahu aide’s phones

The case now returns to the Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court, which must hold a hearing on whether the police may continue to hold Urich’s devices and, if so, for how long.

Yonatan Urich arrives for a court hearing as part of the 'Qatargate' affair in Lod, August 19, 2025

In ‘Qatargate’ twist, court orders police to hand back Netanyahu aide’s phones

Judge Menahem Mizrahi ruled police must return phones seized from Netanyahu aide Yonatan Urich in the ongoing “Qatargate” investigation.

Yonatan Urich who was arrested in the so-called Qatargate investigation arrives for a court hearing the court in Lod, August 19, 2025.

Qatargate: Urich's attorneys accuse State Attorney of violating their client's 'fundamental rights'

According to Urich’s attorneys, their client has not received investigation materials and evidence prior to his hearing, two fundamental rights in the Israeli legal system.

Yonatan Urich who was arrested in the so-called Qatargate investigation arrives for a court hearing the court in Lod, August 19, 2025.

High Court denies Urich’s request to demand prosecution detail his suspected ‘Qatargate’ charges

Urich is suspected of passing on information with the intent to harm state security and obstruct evidence.

Yonatan Urich, adviser of Leader of the Opposition and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu seen before a press conference of Leader of the Opposition and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on October 3, 2022.

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Prosecution granted two weeks to respond to Yonatan Urich’s Supreme Court appeal

The most significant, and, according to Urich's lawyers, outstanding restriction is the occupation ban, which forbids Urich from returning to his former places of employment.

Yonatan Urich arrives for a court hearing as part of the 'Qatargate' affair in Lod, August 19, 2025

Qatargate: Urich's lawyers appeal to High Court against occupation ban, working at PMO

Urich and former PMO military spokesman Eli Feldstein were arrested in March in connection with two related cases, “Qatargate” and “Bild.”

Yonatan Urich who was arrested in the so-called Qatargate investigation arrives for a court hearing the court in Lod, August 19, 2025.

‘Qatargate’: District Court accepts police appeal, Urich’s restrictive measures to extend

Travel, contact, and occupational bans will remain in place for Yonata Urich, a main suspect in the "Qatargate" investigation.

 Yonatan Urich (L) and Eli Feldstein (R) were detained as part of the "Qatargate" investigation, March 30, 2025.

'Qatargate' hearing opens with appeal to prevent Urich from returning to PMO

In the “Qatargate” case, Urich, along with other individuals, is suspected of working for a pro-Qatar lobbying effort while simultaneously advising Netanyahu allegedly to improve Qatar’s image.

 Yonatan Urich, adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen before a press conference in Tel Aviv on October 3, 2022.