Poll: 50% of Israelis believe working for PM and Qatar simultaneously is act of treason

Fifty percent of Israelis believe that working for Qatar while employed by the Prime Minister’s Office should be considered an act of treason, a new poll published by Walla has found.

The poll comes amid renewed attention on the so-called Qatargate scandal, which involves allegations that top aides to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Eli Feldstein and Jonatan Urich, acted as paid lobbyists for Hamas-backer Qatar while also working for the premier.

The poll finds that over 70% of those who vote for opposition parties believe that working for both the prime minister and Qatar would be an act of treason, compared to around 30% of those who vote for coalition parties.

The poll was conducted on December 28 by online pollster Panel4All on behalf of Walla and included responses from 500 Jewish and Arab Israelis. The margin of error is 4.3%.