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Police investigating Bennett’s 2012 campaign for Jewish Home leadership
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePolice have been conducting a probe into potential wrongdoing by Education Minister Naftali Bennett during his 2012 campaign for leadership of the national-religious Jewish Home party, according to a report in the Haaretz daily.
According to the report, a number of officials who worked on Bennett’s campaign have testified to Lahav 433 anti-corruption investigators in recent months.
Bennett was elected Jewish Home leader in 2012 and led it until last month, when he and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked announced they were jumping to ship to set up the New Right party.
A spokesperson for Bennett said he is not familiar with the investigation.
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