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Former consul to LA warns about Trump's growing relationship with Qatar as US, Iran reach deal

"The situation in Washington right now is a very serious problem; the question is how it will be translated into action," said Yaki Dayan, the former Israeli consul in Los Angeles.

US President Donald Trump talks with Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha, Qatar, May 15, 2025.
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'

 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

 Eli Feldstein, who were arrested in the so-called Qatargate investigation seen at the District Court in Tel Aviv, on May 15, 2025.

Feldstein says 'Netanyahu erased concept of responsibility for October 7,' in first KAN interview


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.

 An excited traveler holds a soccer ball next to sign for flight leaving from TLV to DOH.

My Word: The World Cup and global games

How do human rights interventionists and spectators of sports overlap?

 A MAN sits beside a football mural on the walls of Katara Cultural Village ahead of the World Cup in Qatar.

Iran's World Cup winger says focus on playing, not political issues

One soccer player speaks out about his role as an Iranian in the world cup in times of crisis for his home nation.

 Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - A football fan with an Argentine flag is photographed in Doha, Qatar - November 15, 2022.

No airline agreed to fly from Israel to Qatar for World Cup

Even though Israel and Qatar don't have diplomatic relations, Doha had to allow Israelis to attend the tournament as part of FIFA's terms for it to host.

 Fifa World Cup 2022 branding is seen at Hamad International Airport.

Qatari activists criticize own government over Tel Aviv-Doha World Cup flights

Qatari activists have started a campaign protesting the Israel-Qatar agreement that will allow direct flights between Tel Aviv and Doha during the World Cup.

 A view of the World Cup Trophy during an event marking "200 Days To Go" ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, in Doha, Qatar May 6, 2022.

Gaza to begin rebuilding homes destroyed in May conflict

The reconstruction of homes in Gaza that were destroyed or damaged in the May conflict between Israel and Hamas will begin in the first week of October, using aid from Qatar.

A machinery works to remove the debris atop a building damaged in Israeli air strikes during the fighting between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, July 25, 2021.

Qatar to Kushner: Two states needed to end Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Kushner visited Qatar with hopes another Arab country will normalize ties within months.

Jared Kushner beside Robert O'Brien on the first Israeli flight to UAE

Qatar – empty words, deep pockets

Stemming the flow of funding is critical to hampering terrorists’ ability to bring death and destruction to our streets here in the West, as well as elsewhere.

A Palestinian Hamas-hired civil servant displays U.S. Dollar banknotes after receiving her salary paid by Qatar, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip December 7, 2018

Qatar will allocate $480 million to the West Bank, Gaza

Hamas put out a statement from its political leader Ismail Haniyeh thanking the Emir for the planned transfer.

A Palestinian man inspects a building destroyed in Israeli air strikes, in Gaza City May 5, 2019

Russia and Qatar: The Middle East’s newest pragmatic friendship?

A Qatar Airways flight.