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Fast Forward Ex-Adviser Turns State’s Witness Against Netanyahu In Corruption Investigation
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A former media advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his family has turned state’s witness in a corruption investigation, which could strengthen the case against the prime minister. Nir Hefetz signed the state’s witness agreement on Sunday night, the Israel Police said in a statement on Monday afternoon. Hefetz was released…
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Fast Forward RIP Kaya Netanyahu, Bibi’s Floofy And Surprisingly Controversial Dog
Benjamin Netanyahu’s beloved pet dog, Kaya, has died, the Israeli prime minister announced on Facebook Monday. “Kaya was a great soul who entered the heart of everyone who met her. We were happy to give her a home and a family and thus extend her life for more years, and she gave us a lot…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Thanks Trump For Speedy Jerusalem Embassy Move
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked President Trump for his decision to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem in May, to coincide with Israel’s Independence Day. “This is a great moment for the citizens of Israel and this is an historic moment for the State of Israel. We will celebrate it together, all…
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Fast Forward 50 Percent Of Israelis Believe Netanyahu Should Resign, Poll Finds
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A television news poll found that 50% of Israelis believe that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, beset by corruption accusations, should resign. Some 33% of respondents said he should remain in office, according to results of the Hadashot survey released Wednesday evening following the latest developments in the scandal known as Case 4000….
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Fast Forward Former Netanyahu Confidant Turns State’s Witness In Corruption Investigation
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A former civil servant and confidant of Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to turn state’s evidence which could incriminate the prime minister in a corruption investigation. Shlomo Filber, the suspended director general of the Ministry of Communications, agreed in exchange for a lighter sentence to provide police with information about Netanyahu’s part in the…
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Fast Forward Iranian Official: We Will Destroy Tel Aviv And Kill Netanyahu If Israel Attacks
(JTA) — An Iranian official said his country would destroy Tel Aviv and kill Benjamin Netanyahu if the Israeli prime minister followed through on his threat to attack Iran. “About Netanyahu’s unwise words, I should say that if they carry out the slightest unwise move against Iran, we will level Tel Aviv to the ground…
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Fast Forward New Bribery Scandal Centers On Fraud Case Against Sara Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A former spokesman for Benjamin Netanyahu is accused of offering to make a judge attorney general if she agreed to close a case against the Israeli prime minister’s wife. The suspected bribe was first reported Tuesday morning by reporter Ben Caspit of the Hebrew-language daily newspaper Maariv. Caspit reported that Nir Hefetz,…
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Israel News Bibi’s American Buddies Don’t Care About His Bribery Scandal
Leaving behind two looming bribery indictments and two other ongoing corruption investigations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will land in Washington early next month to face an administration and a pro-Israel American Jewish community that seemingly couldn’t care less about his legal troubles at home. The Trump White House, where ongoing criminal investigations directed at…
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