Ex-Haaretz columnist Alon Pinkas received hundreds of thousands of dollars for services he provided to Qatar lobbyist Jay Footlik
Pinkas was paid from January 2024 through March 2025, while he was employed at Haaretz, funneled to him via businessman Gil Birger. According to Pinkas, the money was compensation for writing policy papers; he denies any familiarity with, or involvement in, the pro-Qatar campaign formulated by Footlik. However, several of his articles include messages that align with the campaign's talking points
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Pinkas was paid from January 2024 through March 2025, while he was employed at Haaretz, funneled to him via businessman Gil Birger. According to Pinkas, the money was compensation for writing policy papers; he denies any familiarity with, or involvement in, the pro-Qatar campaign formulated by Footlik. However, several of his articles include messages that align with the campaign's talking points
08:40 PM • January 10 2026 IST
Former Haaretz columnist Alon Pinkas received hundreds of thousands of dollars over the course of more than a year from a company controlled by Jay Footlik, a lobbyist for Qatar, while he was working for the newspaper.
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