Sources close to the prime minister reject claims by the state to the effect that a tycoon swayed news coverage of Netanyahu, in exchange for policy decisions in an arrangement worth as much as NIS 1 billion (approximately $287 million).
“The claims against Prime Minister Netanyahu are baseless,” the sources say. “All of the decisions were made for relevant reasons and are based on professional opinions, committees and legal advice.”
The sources conclude, “The truth doesn’t get in the way of the mudslinging campaign against the prime minister. Every day they inflate the numbers more: First it was tens of millions, then hundreds of millions, today it’s a billion, and tomorrow it’ll be a trillion. But the truth will ultimately out, and the hot air will come out of this balloon too, because nothing happened.”
Netanyahu will be interrogated in the investigation, dubbed Case 4000, on Friday, reportedly as a suspect.
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