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Netanyahu’s son calls Qatari leader ‘modern-day Hitler’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son Yair brands Qatari Emir Tamim Bin Hamad al Thani and his mother Moza bint Nasser “the modern-day Hitler and Goebbels,” claiming that Doha is “the main force behind the unprecedented wave of antisemitism around the world, not seen since the 1930s and 1940s.”
“Every Jew around the world is in grave danger because of the decades-long vilification of Jews and the Jewish state by Qatar, fueled by the billions of dollars they pour into it,” the younger Netanyahu tweets, without elaborating.
The latest controversial post from Netanyahu, who has been accused in the past of promoting conspiracy theories, is made during another impasse in hostage negotiations that are being co-mediated by Qatar.
Qatar is the main force behind the unprecedented wave of antisemitism around the world, not seen since the 1930s and 1940s.
Qatar is the modern-day Nazi Germany.
Every Jew around the world is in grave danger because of the decades-long vilification of Jews and the Jewish state by…— Yair Netanyahu???????? (@YairNetanyahu) August 4, 2025
Just last week, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed back against criticism of Qatar, asserting that Doha has played a helpful role in the negotiations.
Critics of Doha have pointed to its close ties to Hamas and its funding to Gaza that indirectly allowed the terror group to prioritize building up its arsenal to attack Israel.
Qatar, in turn, has argued that Israel — and the US — lobbied for Doha to make such payments in order to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Several of the Israeli premier’s aides are currently under investigation over work they allegedly performed on behalf of the Gulf state.
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