The think tank at the center of the latest news story, the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, does not receive any funding from foreign governments. It is considered strongly pro-Israel and it has received contributions from Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson (The FDD’s CEO Mark Dubowitz said this weekend that Adelson has not donated to the organization since 2013.) One issue the think tank has focused on in recent years is Qatar’s support for terror organizations such as Hamas, and that’s probably the main reason it has become embroiled in the Qatar-UAE feud.