Qatargate

Court freezes order requiring journalist Omri Assenheim to hand over raw interview footage

In a short decision issued on Tuesday, Judge Ami Kobo ordered that the enforcement of the magistrate’s ruling be stayed until at least February 1.

Eli Feldstein and Aaron “Ari” Rosenfeld, two of the suspects in the so-called Qatargate investigation arrives for a court hearing at the Tel Aviv District Court on July 15, 2025.
ELI FELDSTEIN may have been only a bit player in the Prime Minister’s Office, but he sat at the center of two scandals that have been percolating below the surface for months. Here, Feldstein is seen appearing at the Tel Aviv District Court in May.

Court orders transfer of raw KAN interview footage in Feldstein ‘Bild’ leak probe

Yonatan Urich arrives for a court hearing as part of the 'Qatargate' affair in Lod, August 19, 2025

Court extends restrictions on Netanyahu adviser Urich in Bild leak probe affair

Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Tzachi Braverman arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of the testimony of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the trial against him, December 18, 2024.

Lod District Court Judge rules to uphold restrictions on PMO chief of staff in Bild leak case


Despite turbulent week, demand for commission of inquiry, bloc map remain stable - poll

Against the backdrop of the draft law, the establishment of a government commission of inquiry, and the interview by Eli Feldstein on the Qatargate affair, coalition parties maintain their strength.

Knesset members attend a plenum hearing, October 29, 2025; illustrative.

Qatargate resurfaces: What was really happening inside Netanyahu's office?

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Whether both scandals were reckless media manipulation, systemic mismanagement, or something darker – the common denominator is a flawed judgment.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, July 14, 2025

PMO workers involved in Qatargate 'must sit behind bars,' Smotrich says

Smotrich charged that Qatar is a state sponsor of terror, adding that Doha must be condemned for its "responsibility for what happened on October 7."

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich arrives to a conference of the Israeli newspaper Makor Rishon in Jerusalem, December 25, 2025

Feldstein claims PMO holds sensitive Gallant materials, including altercation video

The materials allegedly include a video documenting a violent altercation after Gallant was denied entry to the office.

 ELI FELDSTEIN, seen after a hearing at the Tel Aviv District Court in January 2025, when he was accused of leaking classified documents from the Prime Minister’s Office.

Investigating Qatargate critical to ensuring Israel remains governed by accountability - editorial

The Qatargate scandal raised questions about judgment, oversight, and safeguards at a time when the country was facing its gravest security crisis in decades.

 Qatargate protest display outside the District Court in Tel Aviv ahead of Netanyahu's continued testimony in the corruption case against him. "Bibi Netanyahu" and a "Qatari" exchange a 'Top Secret' binder for cash.

Qatargate developments 'dream of every intelligence officer' former Shin Bet official says

"The developments... are the dream of every intelligence officer – to recruit people who are in the closest proximity to the head of an organization or a head of state," he claimed.

Shin Bet Director David Zini seen on November 3, 2025

'Worst treason in Israel's history': Bennett, Netanyahu trade barbs over Qatargate

Bennett stated that while he would not claim Netanyahu ordered his advisers to act on behalf of Qatar, he should have "been the first to cry out and take action" when the affair was revealed.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former prime minister Naftali Bennett. (Illustrative)

Feldstein says 'Netanyahu erased concept of responsibility for October 7,' in first KAN interview

Former military spokesman for the Prime Minister Eli Feldstein gave a public interview on Monday for the first time since he was accused over the Bild and Qatargate cases.

 Eli Feldstein, who were arrested in the so-called Qatargate investigation seen at the District Court in Tel Aviv, on May 15, 2025.

Former PM Bennett calls Qatargate treasonous, calls on Netanyahu to resign

Yair Lapid, who also briefly served in the role, called it the "most serious treason case in the history of the State.”

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett speaks at a political event in Jerusalem, November 19, 2025; illustrative.

Qatargate: Court orders police to return phones to Netanyahu adviser Yonatan Urich

Lod District Court Judge Michal Brant concluded that there was no legal support for the continued seizure of the devices and Urich has a right not to provide passwords.

Yonatan Urich arrives for a court hearing as part of the 'Qatargate' affair in Lod, August 19, 2025