Netanyahu Advisors Met Qatari Officials During World Cup Campaign
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
Advisors Yonatan Urich and Yisrael Einhorn met with Qatari representatives in Europe while working on a campaign for the 2022 World Cup. The meetings, which also included other Israelis and company representatives, were revealed during a police investigation. The advisors are suspected of running a PR campaign to boost Qatar's image and harm Egypt's. Discussions also touched on potential future collaborations like promoting a virtual currency for Qatar.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Advisors Yonatan Urich and Yisrael Einhorn met Qatari officials in Europe during the 2022 World Cup campaign.
- The meetings were part of a police investigation into a suspected PR campaign for Qatar.
- The campaign allegedly aimed to improve Qatar's image and damage Egypt's.
- Other Israelis and company representatives also attended the meetings.
- Discussions included potential future collaborations, such as promoting a virtual currency for Qatar.
Two advisors close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Yonatan Urich and Yisrael Einhorn, met with Qatari representatives in Europe while working on a campaign to promote Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup, according to Haaretz. Other Israelis, representatives of companies involved in the project for Qatar, also attended these meetings.
The meetings came to light during a police investigation into suspicions that Urich and Einhorn promoted a public relations campaign designed to improve Qatar's image among the Israeli public and damage that of its regional rival, Egypt. Police investigations revealed that ideas for further cooperation, including promoting a virtual currency for Qatar, were discussed during these meetings, though they did not materialize.
