Qatar Israel

Stop living in la-la land: Only the IDF can curb Israel’s enemies – opinion

Praise to America for the Jared Kushner-driven initiative to stop Hamas and Hezbollah, but make no mistake, apart from the IDF, no external good-willed individual can stop these terrorists

People gather on a crowded beach in Gaza City in July.
Defense Minister Israel Katz and other coalition lawmakers attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the re-establishment of the settlement of Sa-Nur, in the West Bank, April 19, 2026

Israel Katz and the Likud are ‘boom-boom-booming’ politics away – opinion

US President Donald Trump talks with Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha, Qatar, May 15, 2025.

Former consul to LA warns about Trump's growing relationship with Qatar as US, Iran reach deal

Opposition leader Yair Lapid speaking at the Knesset, Jerusalem, January 26, 2026.

'Correct a historical injustice': Yair Lapid to table Knesset bill branding Qatar as 'enemy state'


Fanfare for first flight from Israel to Qatar for World Cup

At least 10,000 Israelis are expected at the month-long matches, most of them coming through third countries.

Soccer fans line up before boarding the first direct commercial flight between Israel and Qatar for the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup, at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, November 20, 2022.

World Cup: Qatar won't allow cooked Kosher food, public Jewish prayer

Jewish organizations claim that Qatar is breaking its promise on allowing any cooked Kosher food to be sold at FIFA World Cup.

 People walk past an illuminated soccer ball ahead of the FIFA 2022 World cup soccer tournament at Katara Cultural Village in Doha, Qatar November 15, 2022.

With balloons and contact cards, first Israel-Qatar flight heads to World Cup

History is made as the first direct flight departs Israel for Qatar for World Cup games.

 An excited traveler holds a soccer ball next to sign for flight leaving from TLV to DOH.

My Word: The World Cup and global games

How do human rights interventionists and spectators of sports overlap?

 A MAN sits beside a football mural on the walls of Katara Cultural Village ahead of the World Cup in Qatar.

Iran's World Cup winger says focus on playing, not political issues

One soccer player speaks out about his role as an Iranian in the world cup in times of crisis for his home nation.

 Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - A football fan with an Argentine flag is photographed in Doha, Qatar - November 15, 2022.

No airline agreed to fly from Israel to Qatar for World Cup

Even though Israel and Qatar don't have diplomatic relations, Doha had to allow Israelis to attend the tournament as part of FIFA's terms for it to host.

 Fifa World Cup 2022 branding is seen at Hamad International Airport.

Qatari activists criticize own government over Tel Aviv-Doha World Cup flights

Qatari activists have started a campaign protesting the Israel-Qatar agreement that will allow direct flights between Tel Aviv and Doha during the World Cup.

 A view of the World Cup Trophy during an event marking "200 Days To Go" ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, in Doha, Qatar May 6, 2022.

Gaza to begin rebuilding homes destroyed in May conflict

The reconstruction of homes in Gaza that were destroyed or damaged in the May conflict between Israel and Hamas will begin in the first week of October, using aid from Qatar.

A machinery works to remove the debris atop a building damaged in Israeli air strikes during the fighting between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, July 25, 2021.

Qatar to Kushner: Two states needed to end Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Kushner visited Qatar with hopes another Arab country will normalize ties within months.

Jared Kushner beside Robert O'Brien on the first Israeli flight to UAE

Qatar – empty words, deep pockets

Stemming the flow of funding is critical to hampering terrorists’ ability to bring death and destruction to our streets here in the West, as well as elsewhere.

A Palestinian Hamas-hired civil servant displays U.S. Dollar banknotes after receiving her salary paid by Qatar, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip December 7, 2018