Former Israeli prime minister vows to declare Qatar ‘enemy’ if elected

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett has vowed to declare Qatar as an “enemy” if elected into government later this year, saying “it is unforgivable” that this is not already the case.

In an interview with Channel 12, Bennett described Qatar as “more dangerous” to Israel at the moment than Iran.

 “With Iran, everyone knows that [it says], ‘We’ll destroy Israel.’” But Qatar, he said, “funded the Nukhba terrorists of October 7 [2023]… Qatar operates Al Jazeera, which is the most poisonous cancer hurting us.”

“Qatar reaches places of influence in American universities… And most importantly, [it has access] to the most sacred place for the security of Israel — that is the office of the prime minister of Israel,” he said.

"Qatar works against us and poisons us from within,” Bennett said, fuming that Israel does not define Qatar as an enemy state.