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Texts indicate Qatargate suspect was still working for PM after spokesman claimed he had stopped
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After Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s spokesperson Omer Dostri claimed last month that Qatargate suspect Eli Feldstein stopped working for the premier’s office after he failed his security clearance in April 2024, Channel 12 publishes what it says is a texting conversation between Feldstein and another Netanyahu aide and Qatargate suspect Jonatan Urich.
Feldstein reached out to Urich to inform him that Netanyahu is looking to speak to him about National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir after the latter stormed out of a cabinet meeting due to disagreements with Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar regarding the prosecution of the war in Gaza.
Both Feldstein and Urich are suspected of receiving funds for boosting Qatar’s public image while working for Netanyahu.
"לא עבד בלשכת ראש הממשלה"
באוגוסט 2024 ראש הממשלה מנהל דיון ביטחוני רגיש בקריה. בן גביר, לאחר שכעס על רונן בר, כי אמר שהוא מסוכן –
מתפוצץ, עוזב בזעם את הדיון, ואומר לרהמ: תפטר אותי.
נתניהו מנסה להשיג את אוריך, אוריך לא עונה לו, ואז, הוא לא פונה לדוסטרי, אלא למי? לפלדשטיין. pic.twitter.com/sB9raN69fk— listein (@Lihistein) May 16, 2025
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