Smotrich: Qatargate must be investigated, 'Even if Netanyahu didn't know – that's a problem'
The far-right minister became the second in Netanyahu's government to call for a full probe into alleged business ties between the prime minister's aides and Qatar, saying 'corrupt officials should be pilloried and sit behind bars for many years'
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The far-right minister became the second in Netanyahu's government to call for a full probe into alleged business ties between the prime minister's aides and Qatar, saying 'corrupt officials should be pilloried and sit behind bars for many years'
02:55 PM • December 25 2025 IST
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Thursday that the alleged ties between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's aides and Qatar, exposed by Haaretz, must be investigated. "This is absolute madness," he said. "Even if Netanyahu didn't know – that's a problem."
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