- Dec 29, 2008
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Not the second, nearly every PM is investigated for corruption and only one has been found guilty. Rabin was investigated for holding money in foreign bank accounts when it was illegal to do so, but his Party quickly covered it before an inquiry into where that money came from could be begun. Did you think the US was the only country in which the opposition plays that game?Police say their investigation has established an evidentiary foundation to charge Netanyahu and his wife Sara with accepting bribes, fraud and breach of trust. The case revolves around suspicions that confidants of Netanyahu promoted regulations worth hundreds of millions of dollars to the Bezeq telecom company in exchange for positive coverage of the prime minister on Bezeq’s subsidiary news website, Walla.
Police have already recommended indicting Netanyahu on corruption charges in two other cases. One involves accepting gifts from billionaire friends, and the second revolves around alleged offers of advantageous legislation for a newspaper in return for positive coverage.
This would be the second Prime Minister ensnared in corruption.What the hell is going on in Israel?