Israel allowed Qatari money into Gaza to contain Hamas — analysts say that policy may have helped strengthen the group before October 7

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Netanyahu caught in his own trap. Credit: Do What Matters

Writing this one was tough — and even tougher to research. There’s no shortage of information. There’s a shortage of discipline. So I’m going to do what I always do: lay out what’s verifiable, flag what isn’t, and invite anyone with better receipts to bring them. I’ll update.

Let’s begin.

When the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel happened, something didn’t sit right with me. Not conspiracy-theory wrong.…