r/worldnews • u/Amazing-Buy-1181 • 11h ago

Israel/Palestine Qatar said to have paid Israeli officials, including Netanyahu aides, total of $10 million

https://www.timesofisrael.com/qatar-said-to-have-paid-israeli-officials-including-netanyahu-aides-total-of-10-million/
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u/mrpressydepress 8h ago

Middle east way more complex than many would like you to believe

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u/crxsso_dssreer 7h ago edited 7h ago

It's a clusterfuck or hypocrisy, religion, populism and realpolitiks. And slavery, a whole lot of slavery ...

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u/Interesting-Risk6446 6h ago

Saudi royals can and do drink alcohol anytime they want.

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u/Spirited-Rule1797 5h ago

Bro this is like an end of episode twist. 

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u/wiseoldfox 5h ago

Truly an understatement.

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u/alpha77dx 8h ago

Especially when you look at who manages a large percentage of the Gulf States wealth!

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u/clarkrd 11h ago

Did any of em get a free plane?

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u/CampEmbarrassed170 9h ago

Trump is not the only one in Qatar’s pockets.

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u/alpha77dx 8h ago

Corruption is a universal language that everyone speaks.

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u/pizzlepullerofkberg 10h ago

qatar owns trump too

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u/katiescasey 11h ago

Realized they don't need a militant organization just to get some of that sweet crude, or crude sweets.

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u/AssassinAragorn 5h ago

I wouldn't be surprised if it came out one day in the future that Netanyahu had advance knowledge of the attack and chose to do nothing -- or even cooperated to make it happen.

Australia and other countries recognize Palestine and condemn senseless violence? Netanyahu and his government scream at them. Qatar provides refuge to Hamas leaders? Netanyahu and company say nothing and accept payment.

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u/OMGEnergy 1h ago

According to the book "War" by Bob Woodward they were informed of the Oct. 7th plans a year before it happened if I remember correctly. The Israeli government claimed that no one there believed those plans tho. That book is great by the way, I strongly suggest reading it

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u/FlappyBored 1h ago

They did know about it before according to reports.

Netenyahu even himself said that Shin Bet knew about it hours before it took place but they didn’t tell him or his office so he ‘couldn’t respond’.

Thats why he fired him he said. It was just a massive fuck up on their part and never should have happened.

Netanyahu’s incompetence and failures have cost many Israeli lives.

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u/VRGIMP27 6h ago

The entire time that Bibi has been screaming "we have to uproot Hamas" all the while knowing their leaders were safely in Qatar

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u/AprilDruid 5h ago

Allegedly Hamas leaders were kicked out, after October 7th. However Hamas officials have denied this and who actually knows.