Tag: Corruption Cases
As Trump gets set to roll out his Mideast peace plan, Israelis debate timing...
In an unprecedented political move, both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main political challenger Benny Gantz are traveling to Washington to meet separately with U.S. President Donald Trump just prior to the...
Netanyahu to resign from ministerial posts by Jan. 1
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Thursday that he will resign from all of his ministerial posts by January. He currently holds the health, welfare, agriculture and Diaspora affairs portfolios.
Three weeks ago, Israeli...
Why Netanyahu is not planning to resign
While Israel’s government remains in a period of unprecedented paralysis, embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains entrenched in his position despite being handed a series of criminal indictments that have been followed by calls...
Facing legal uncertainty, can Netanyahu run for prime minister?
With little political movement and less than two weeks remaining for the Knesset to decide on a prime minister, Israel appears poised to head for an unprecedented third election within one year.
The biggest question...
Mandelbit says Netanyahu can remain interim premier while under indictment
Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit says that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not need to resign or take a leave of absence as interim prime minister due to the indictments against him.
“There is no...
Netanyahu says indictment an ‘attempted coup,’ vows to remain in office
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struck a defiant tone on Thursday night, calling the corruption charges levied against him as an “attempted coup,” and that he vows to remain in office and fight the...
Mandelblit indicts Netanyahu on corruption charges
Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced the decision on Thursday to indict Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges including bribery, breach of trust and fraud.
“In the prime minister’s affairs I found there...
Dershowitz: Criticism of police and prosecution ‘perfectly appropriate’
Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit is expected to decide in the coming days whether or not to formally indict Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on multiple charges of breach of trust, following lengthy investigations...
Judge approves ‘surgical’ search of Netanyahu aides’ phones
Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court Judge Ala Masarwa on Wednesday approved “measured” and “well-defined” searches of cell phones belonging to aides of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The decision came following a complaint by one...
Attorney for Netanyahu: What if the prime minister never received a bribe?
This week, a recording of a conversation between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the owner of Israel’s Yediot Achronot newspaper, Arnon Mozes, was released to the press. The clip, one of many recordings being used...