Tag: Corruption Cases
Charges against Netanyahu upend his plans
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s decision to have elections next April and not in the Fall, when they were due, was an imaginative way of delaying, perhaps even evading, being indicted for bribery and related charges....
Gantz, other left-wing leaders urge Netanyahu to resign
The head of the Blue and White Party Benny Gantz urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign following the indictments issued by Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit earlier.
“Mr. Netanyahu, this country is dear to...
Charges against Netanyahu upend his plans
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s decision to have elections next April and not in the Fall, when they were due, was an imaginative way of delaying, perhaps even evading, being indicted for bribery and related charges....
Israel’s attorney general issues charges against Netanyahu for bribery, breach of trust
With less than six weeks before Israel’s general elections on April 9, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced on Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be indicted in all three ongoing corruption cases...
Dershowitz on Twitter: ‘Indicting Netanyahu would open up a Pandora’s box’
A decision to indict Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges in Case 2000 would “endanger democracy and freedom of the press,” Harvard University Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz wrote in an open letter...
Netanyahu shortens Russia trip in advance of upcoming indictment announcement
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has shortened his trip to Russia, where he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss Iran’s activates in Syria, despite fraying relations between Jerusalem and Moscow. This...
Key document on Bezeq could clear Netanyahu in Case 4,000
A newly unearthed document could undermine a key premise in Case 4,000, a corruption case in which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considered suspect.
Case 4,000 centers on an alleged conflict of interest involving...
Netanuyahu’s lawyers meet with attorney general on indictment
Isreli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s legal team—attorneys Navot Tel-Zur, Amit Hadad, Tal Shapira, and Judge (ret.) Oded Mudrik—met on Monday with Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit in an attempt to dissuade him from announcing his...
‘Dramatic announcement’ keeps Netanyahu’s legal woes atop election cycle
In a prime-time televised address on Monday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu placed looming corruption charges against him at the center of the current election cycle, ahead of issues relating to security or...
In primetime address, Netanyahu dismissed accusations of corruption
Billed ahead of time by his spokesperson as “something dramatic,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied the series of allegations that have been leveled against him, with Israeli police recommending last month that the prime minister...