Bennett Urges Netanyahu to Declare Qatar Enemy State at UN

Ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's scheduled address at the UN General Assembly, Naftali Bennett, chairman of the "Achva" party, is calling on Netanyahu to use the international platform to officially declare Qatar an enemy state and expose its "true face to the entire world." Bennett announced that concurrently with Netanyahu's speech, he will send the "Qatar File" to the UN Secretary-General and the Security Council member states. This file, according to Bennett, is a comprehensive dossier of evidence demonstrating Qatar's direct involvement in the October 7th massacre and its detrimental impact on Israel's security.

Bennett stated that the upcoming UN address presents an opportunity to achieve historical justice, emphasizing that "the world must hear the truth: Qatar financed the massacre and Hamas's military wing, celebrated it, and continues to encourage the next massacre by spreading antisemitic propaganda globally and in elite US universities." He further accused Qatar of hosting Hamas leadership, funding Islamic terror factions, and actively working towards Israel's erasure.

According to Bennett, this declaration is crucial for achieving a key war objective where Israel is currently failing: dismantling Hamas rule. He argued that Qatar's continued control over Gaza and its financial support enable Hamas to rearm and recruit terrorists, making it impossible to dismantle the organization. "Every moment it is not declared an enemy state, it continues to control Gaza and allows Hamas to arm itself and recruit terrorists, which is a grave failure," Bennett asserted.

Bennett stressed that if Netanyahu takes this significant step at the UN, he will receive full backing from both the coalition and the opposition. "This is the moment of truth," Bennett concluded. "Netanyahu's speech will be judged not by bombastic statements, but by an explicit declaration of Qatar as an enemy state. If Netanyahu does not do this, he is whitewashing Qatar and harming our national security."