The Qatargate incident with Zvika Klein raises questions about the role of journalists and the use of the press as a tool of influence.
Why did so much of the country focus its attention on this hearing while there is an ongoing war in Gaza and while Netanyahu was on a high-stakes visit with US President Donald Trump?
Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Zvika Klein was summoned to give open testimony at the end of March, yet this turned into an interrogation under caution and his cellphone was taken away from him.
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Israeli society can not allow a small elite to continue its abuse and hijacking of the legal system and law enforcement.
Although no claims have been made that Yonatan Urich or Eli Feldstein caused any security damage to Israel, the irregular nature of their employment and activities raises concerns.
Qatargate or Qatarfake? Could the suspicions of treason have been a smokescreen aimed more at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who employed the supposed “traitors” in his office?
Jonathan Urich is expected to be released to house arrest tomorrow, and the investigation of the two will continue. Communications adviser Israel Einhorn is also wanted for questioning.
"Above all, we identify a special operations officer in the Prime Minister's Office, who brings into the Holy of Holies, a person without security clearance who is operated by the Qataris."
The prime minister maintained that his decision to remove Bar was not related to "Qatargate" and did not align with his timeline.
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