The White House’s pressure on Qatar appears to be paying off. Facing demands from President Donald Trump, Qatar has reportedly forced its Hamas-linked news outlet Al Jazeera to curb “incitement” to terror across the Middle East, according to a Monday report.
Israel’s Channel 12 journalist Amit Segal asked on X, “What’s going on at Al Jazeera? If you go onto its website, you’ll see relatively mild news items, as opposed to the incitement that is usually prominent on the Qatari propaganda network.” Segal cited colleague Ehud Yaari, who said Qatar is “carrying out a purge” at Al Jazeera and that the network now focuses more on Gaza’s humanitarian situation “instead of praising and boasting about the actions of Hamas’ military wing.”
Yaari said the change is “apparently part of understandings between [Qatar] and the United States, under which Al Jazeera will reduce the amount of incitement it spreads throughout the Middle East.”
The news follows high-stakes talks in Egypt between Israeli, Hamas, and U.S. negotiators working to finalize Trump’s Gaza peace plan. Trump warned Hamas to “MOVE FAST” and said the group faces “obliteration” if it refuses to give up power in Gaza.
An intelligence official confirmed, “Hamas is very unhappy with the changes at Al Jazeera,” noting that “Trump and Netanyahu forced the Qataris to change direction.”
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) called Al Jazeera “a mouthpiece for terrorists like Hamas,” while lawsuits in the U.S. accuse the outlet of aiding Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
