Tag: Corruption Cases
Israeli finance minister threatens to fold government if Netanyahu indicted
Israeli Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon said on Thursday that his party would leave the governing coalition—thereby, collapsing it—if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is indicted on corruption charges.
In an interview with Hadashot News, Kahlon said...
Likud sweeps latest poll despite mounting corruption allegations
According to poll conducted last week, Netanyahu on easy path to win a fifth term should elections be called, with governing party projected a plurality of 34 seats in Knesset • Zionist Union, currently...
Israeli judge, prosecutor scandal leads to judicial inquiry
The president of Israel’s Supreme Court announced the establishment of an official inquiry into the relationship between judges and law-enforcement officials, following the collusion of a judge with a state prosecutor in a case...
Police question Netanyahus under caution in graft case
Police investigators arrived at the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem on Friday to question Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu under caution on suspicion that he bribed a telecom chief in exchange for positive media coverage.
Netanyahu...
Likud insiders rally behind Netanyahu, rule out his resignation
The new revelation that a lawyer involved in a case investigating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the judge were allegedly colluding has temporarily shifted the media narrative of the scandals away from the Israeli...
Judge, attorney purportedly discovered colluding in case against Netanyahu
A leaked text conversation between the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court judge overseeing an investigation against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the attorney representing investigators has sent shockwaves through the country, showing that the...
Amid host of corruption probes, Netanyahu’s Likud party continues to gain in polls
Amid a host of ongoing corruption investigations potentially implicating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his close associates, Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party continues to gain popularity, Israel’s Channel 13 reported Saturday.
Netanyahu is currently linked to multiple corruption...
Growing cloud of corruption allegations may steer Israel toward elections
As both ongoing and newly launched investigations involving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continue to agitate the political sphere, it is becoming increasingly likely that he will announce early elections, and that his government will not complete...
Communications director to turn state’s witness against Netanyahu in latest corruption investigation
Israel’s Ministry of Communications Director-General Shlomo Filber, a longtime associate of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, signed a deal on Tuesday night to become a state’s witness in a growing corruption investigation involving the Israeli...
Early Israel election increasingly likely as Netanyahu’s troubles deepen
As ongoing and newly opened investigations involving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continue to develop, it is increasingly likely that he may call an early election, and that his government will not complete a...