Minister: All 120 MKs have accepted gifts

Defending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Likud Minister Ayoub Kara says all 120 lawmakers in Israel’s parliament have accepted gifts for which they could be prosecuted.

The communications minister is referring to allegations the premier accepted pricey gifts from millionaire benefactors.

“All 120 MKs accepted gifts, against all of us one could recruit a state’s witness,” says Kara, according to Hadashot news (formerly Channel 2).

Communications Minister Ayoub Kara speaks at a press conference about the Communications Ministry’s move to shut down the Jerusalem office of Al Jazeera on August 6, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

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