Israeli ‘influence campaign against Qatar’ launched after October 7 attack

Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports that about 30 people, including influence experts and an ex-Mossad official, were part of an anti-Qatar group.A group of Israeli influence experts and political advisers worked on a secret campaign targeting Qatar in the weeks after the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attacks, before the initiative was abruptly halted, according to a report by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.The campaign was launched days after the assault on southern Israel and sought to pressure Qatar over its relationship with Hamas, Haaretz reported on Monday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Declassified documents show UK aware of Israeli war crimes for 24 yearslist 2 of 3From hunger crisis to ‘obesity’: how Gaza’s UN data is being twistedlist 3 of 3How 9/11 helped Israel sell its war on Palestinians to Americaend of list“Their goal was to launch a global civilian influence campaign against Qatar,” the newspaper reported.Those behind it believed international pressure could force Doha to influence Hamas to secure the release of the 251 captives taken to Gaza on October 7.According to the report, about 30 people were recruited to the project, including political advisers an...