Netanyahu Met Secretly With Ex-Mossad Official Tied to Qatar
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly met with a former senior Mossad official, "S," who is suspected of Qatargate involvement and promoting Qatari interests in Israel. The meeting, unrecorded in Netanyahu's schedule, occurred in summer 2024, during the ongoing war. "S" reportedly asked Netanyahu to curb ministers' anti-Qatar statements, while Netanyahu's advisor Yonatan Urich is under investigation for allegedly helping coordinate the meeting.
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- Prime Minister Netanyahu held a secret meeting with former Mossad official "S" in summer 2024.
- The former official "S" is suspected of involvement in the "Qatargate" affair and promoting Qatari interests.
- "S" reportedly asked Netanyahu to moderate ministers' critical statements about Qatar.
- Netanyahu's advisor Yonatan Urich is suspected of helping coordinate the secret meeting.
- Urich denies remembering specific requests to coordinate the meeting with "S" and Netanyahu.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a private, one-on-one meeting in the summer of 2024 with a former senior Mossad official identified only as "S." This individual is suspected of involvement in the "Qatargate" affair and is considered the most senior Israeli connected to Qatar's influence project in Israel. The meeting, which was not recorded in the Prime Minister's official schedule, was revealed by Channel 12 News.
During the encounter, "S" reportedly asked Netanyahu to temper harsh statements made by some government ministers against Qatar. At the time, "S" was actively promoting Qatari interests in Israel. His past roles include a senior position at the Mossad and later business ventures with Qatar, including work related to the World Cup.
Investigators suspect "S" also facilitated meetings between Netanyahu's advisors, Yonatan Urich and Israel Einhorn, and Ali Al-Thawadi, a senior Qatari official close to the Emir. Weeks before his meeting with Netanyahu, "S" arranged a meeting for Urich and Einhorn with Al-Thawadi at their request. Concurrently, other meetings were held in London, Paris, and Berlin as part of the "Lighthouse" project, which reportedly shifted after October 7th to improving Qatar's image.
Investigators from the National Unit for International Investigations at Lahav 433 suspect Urich, who worked in the Prime Minister's office while involved in the Qatari project, helped coordinate the meeting between Netanyahu and "S." Urich denied in his interrogation being asked to do so, stating he "doesn't remember anything specific" but believes the Prime Minister knows "S." He further claimed he doesn't recall "S" approaching him for a meeting, adding, "he doesn't need me for that."
Investigators presented Urich with evidence that "S" had contacted him and that he had approached the Prime Minister's office to arrange meetings. Urich maintained he had no recollection of such events and, when asked if he attended meetings between "S" and Netanyahu, questioned, "Were there even such meetings?"
The investigation also surfaced claims that "S" asked Urich to work on restraining ministers Amihai Chikli, Nir Barkat, and Ron Dermer from making anti-Qatar remarks. Urich denied these allegations, asserting, "I have never harmed the country's security. And everything I did within the Perception project was directed abroad."
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