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Arab Israeli Lawmaker Visited Qatar Days Before Election, Praised After
Member of Knesset Ahmad Tibi visited Doha, Qatar, days before the recent Israeli elections, advocating for increased Arab voter turnout to unseat Prime Minister Netanyahu.
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What happened
- 01MK Ahmad Tibi visited Qatar before the election, interviewed on Al Jazeera about unseating Netanyahu.
- 02Former Qatari PM praised Tibi and Arab parties for winning 19 Knesset seats.
- 03Tibi claimed 70% Arab voter turnout could defeat Netanyahu.
- 04MK Tally Gottlieb questioned Tibi's pre-election visit to Qatar.
- 05The visit is under scrutiny amid foreign funding and bribery investigation.
After the elections, former Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani praised Tibi and the Arab parties for their success in securing 19 Knesset seats. The visit has prompted questions from other lawmakers and is being examined in the context of foreign funding and bribery investigations, though no direct link has been established.
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