Economy Minister Nir Barkat strongly discourages cooperation with the Palestinian Authority and Qatar, accusing them of funding terrorist activity. He opposes the possibility of the PA ruling post-war Gaza and rejects bringing in Palestinian workers from the West Bank. Barkat also criticizes Qatar as the biggest terror financier in the world, funding groups like the Taliban, ISIS, Hamas, and Hezbollah. He calls for mechanisms to replace the PA and to keep Qatar far away from Israel. Barkat also discusses a plan for the rehabilitation and economic growth of Israel's north.
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