Allegations of fraud and bribery have trickled through the Israeli judiciary since 2020.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stand on Tuesday in Tel Aviv to defend himself against corruption charges.He is the first sitting Israeli leader to testify as a criminal defendant while also contending with an international arrest warrant for alleged war crimes.The Israeli Justice Ministry first announced three indictments in 2019, spanning fraud, accepting bribes, and breaches of trust.Proceedings are taking place in an underground, fortified courtroom for security reasons.
The wife of Sheldon Adelson, Israel Hayom's late American financier, also alleges that Sara exerted pressure on her to provide gifts and favorable media coverage.The desire for positive press also crops up in the third and final allegation, where the PM stands accused of promoting regulations that benefited media moguls in exchange for favorable news coverage on popular news site Walla, owned by The Jerusalem Post.
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