Tel-Chai Nation

I do recall he condoned two-state solutions for Israel and the PLO, and did little or nothing to stop terrorist cells forming behind the no-go zone area scenes, so it may be no surprise if he was capable of approving a terror-funding country's buying into a soccer team locally. From Gatestone Institute:

The state of Qatar has been officially labelled as a "state sponsor of terrorism", and an active supporter of Islamic terrorist organizations such as the Muslim Brotherhood, al-Qaeda and the Islamic State -- not by Western governments, but by Saudi Arabia, the cradle of Islamic faith, and the other Islamic regimes of the region.

Something all involved in the sale ignored.

On August 4, the English press -- not the French press -- revealed that French prosecutors are actively investigating two events: the awarding the 2022 World Cup of football (soccer) to Qatar, and the purchase by "Qatari Diar", a state-owned investment company, of a stake in the French utility firm Veolia.

At the center of the investigation is former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. To be sure, Sarkozy has not been formally indicted (and he may never be), but the evidence is overwhelming.

First, the World Cup. That the State of Qatar, known for decades for its active support of Islamic terror organizations, and with a temperature among the highest in the world -- in addition to zero tradition in the world of football -- was awarded the 2022 World Cup is, of course, a source of wonder ever since the award was announced by FIFA, the international governing body of football.

French investigators are now looking into a meeting that took place between then-President Sarkozy, Michel Platini -- the French former president of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), who sat on the FIFA committee that chose Qatar -- and Qatari officials on November 23, 2010 (10 days before the vote). It is alleged that Platini was dead-set against Qatar and that Sarkozy urged him to change his mind: "They're good people."

If that's so, he is a pure disgrace, and that the French media may be keeping it concealed only proves they're not necessarily hostile to a "right-wing" politician, if he actually does toe their line.

The "deal" is said to have been sealed when Qatar agreed to buy the biggest French soccer team, the Paris-Saint-Germain (PSG). It is alleged that huge bribes were paid by Qatar to high-ranking French officials, to secure these two deals: the World Cup and the Veolia investment. Although no evidence has yet been presented, the case would not have been opened by French prosecutors without it. In addition, no one has ever denied the meeting of November 23, 2010.

Very serious. But since the state prosecution's under the auspices of the government, and doesn't work independently, there's no telling if they'll actually draw any conclusions and file indictments.

IIRC, Sarkozy even gave anti-Israel propagandist Charles Enderlin a journalists award honor nearly a decade ago, even though he didn't deserve it. If he gets indicted, I don't think I'll be able to pity him. An otherwise alarmingly stupid man he was, who had no idea how to truly lead.

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