Only after a wide backlash, did some editors inside Haaretz denounce Haaretz's head (dubbed "auto-anti-Semite"<ref name=wizo/>) Amos Shocken's crazy comments.
==Qatari dirty money==
In Jan 2026, it was revealed that Haaretz revealed that former columnist and diplomat Alon Pinkas received substantial undisclosed payments linked to [[Qatar]]i interests while writing opinion pieces for the newspaper. From January 2024 to March 2025, Pinkas reportedly received hundreds of thousands of shekels via a businessman, who acted as an intermediary for Jay Footlik, a U.S. lobbyist representing Qatar.
During this period, Pinkas published several English-language columns portraying Qatar positively, particularly emphasizing its role in mediating hostage negotiations and supporting Gaza—positions that reportedly aligned with messaging drafted by Footlik. The case is part of a broader investigation.
This is the third such incident involving Haaretz journalists, following the dismissal of Chaim Levinson and the exposure of another pro-Qatar column linked to the same network. Israeli police have forwarded findings to the State Attorney, though no charges have been filed against Pinkas.<ref>[https://www.jfeed.com/news-israel/haaretz-qatari-funding-scandal Former Haaretz Columnist Alon Pinkas Embroiled in Qatari Funding Scandal]. "Is anyone actually surprised to discover that Haaretz's elite journalist is really just another Qatar mouthpiece?" ''JFeed'',
Jan 12, 2026</ref>
Journalist points out:
{{Cquote|<ref>Avishai Grinzaig @avishaigrinzaig (Jan 10, 2026):
[https://x.com/avishaigrinzaig/status/2010057443359994219] [https://archive.is/0VXWB]</ref>The editor of Haaretz found out about this back on April 25 [2025], and whitewashed it.
Only when Bar Peleg discovered this information in his own way [Jan/2026] was this information revealed and now published in Haaretz.
Bar Peleg is truly a special kind of journalist.}}
==External links==
* Haaretz Record - file. Lies + [https://online.flippingbook.com/view/1036760188/ The File], ([https://archive.md/3aEk7]).