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Adelson to testify in Netanyahu probe during upcoming Israel visit
Israel Police will reportedly question US Jewish-American billionaire Sheldon Adelson in the coming days as part of the corruption investigation into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
In leaked audio recordings from 2014, Netanyahu appears to promise to advance legislation designed to hobble Adelson’s free Israel Hayom daily in exchange for competing paper Yedioth Ahronoth giving the prime minster more favorable coverage.
According to Channel 2, Israeli investigators are expected to ask Adelson whether he was aware of the alleged quid pro quo deal the prime minister discussed with Yedioth publisher Arnon Mozes.
Adelson and his wife Miriam agreed to speak to police after being told they were not suspects in the corruption investigation.
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