corruption in Israel

Zionist Union MK Eitan Cabel attends a party faction meeting at the Knesset on January 22, 2018. (Flash90)

June 14, 2018, 1:03 pm

MK, newspaper publisher questioned in Netanyahu graft probe

Eitan Cabel, Arnon Mozes both suspects in 'Case 2000' probe into allegations of an illicit deal between Mozes and the PM to hobble rival publication

By TOI staff

Likud MK Miki Zohar speaks during an Interior Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 20, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

June 13, 2018, 9:13 pm

Israeli lawmaker proclaims supremacy of ‘Jewish race’

Likud's MK Miki Zohar says Jews are the smartest in the world, so know Netanyahu isn't corrupt

By Stuart Winer

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a tour of the Jerusalem Police headquarters at the Russian compound in Jerusalem, October 7, 2015. (GPO)

June 13, 2018, 2:25 pm

Netanyahu ‘blindsided’ by police with surprise submarine probe questioning

Source says investigators wanted to catch PM off-guard by making him believe that he would be questioned on Bezeq case, and not probe in which close confidants are implicated

By Raoul Wootliff

Benjamin Netanyahu touring the INS Tanin submarine, built by the German firm ThyssenKrupp, as it arrived in Israel on September 23, 2014. (Kobi Gideon/GPO/Flash90)

June 13, 2018, 5:53 am

PM says he was unaware of his lawyer’s ties to ThyssenKrupp representative

During testimony in Case 3000, Netanyahu details decision-making process in weapons purchases, insists government's conduct was faultless

By Raoul Wootliff and TOI staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly government conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 10, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

June 12, 2018, 6:42 pm

In first, Netanyahu gives testimony in submarines probe

Prime minister not a suspect in Case 3000 on purchase of naval vessels; a number of his close confidants could face charges

By Raoul Wootliff

Welfare Minister Haim Katz speaks during a Finance committee meeting in the Knesset on March 5, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

May 24, 2018, 9:47 pm

Israel’s welfare minister to be indicted for corruption, pending hearing

Haim Katz allegedly had a quid pro quo relationship with top financial adviser, earning millions for himself in return for advancing business interests

By Stuart Winer

Nazareth mayor Ali Salam appears at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, January 30, 2014 (Flash90)

May 8, 2018, 4:52 pm

Nazareth mayor outs self as official suspected of corruption

Ali Salam confirms he was among city employees interrogated by police this week for theft, accepting illegal gifts and breach of trust

By TOI staff

The headquarters of the Israel Police's Lahav 433 anti-corruption unit in Lod. (Flash90)

May 7, 2018, 3:32 pm

Mayor of northern Israeli city questioned over corruption

Police suspect elected official, along with his deputy and 5 public servants, committed theft and accepted illegal gifts

By TOI staff

View of the municipality building in Beit Shemesh. May 6, 2018. (Yaakov Lederman/ FLASH90)

May 6, 2018, 9:17 pm

Beit Shemesh city officials remanded in graft case

Police name senior municipal figures suspected of receiving kickbacks from developers

By TOI staff

A construction site for new apartment buildings in Beit Shemesh on February 21, 2017. (Yaakov Lederman/Flash90)

May 6, 2018, 9:10 am

Beit Shemesh city officials arrested in graft case

Police say senior municipal figures suspected of receiving kickbacks from businesspeople in return for development rights for city land

By Raoul Wootliff

Former prime minister Ehud Olmert speaks during a conference in Tel Aviv, on February 7, 2018. (Flash90)

May 4, 2018, 10:09 am

Ehud Olmert said to withdraw request to erase his criminal record

Disgraced former PM, who served 16 months for graft, reportedly realized president would not grant appeal, which would have allowed his return to politics

By Sue Surkes and TOI staff

David Bitan, during a plenum session in the Knesset on March 13, 2018. (Hadas Parush/ Flash90)

April 15, 2018, 11:43 pm

Police said set to recommend charging ex-coalition whip for bribery

Likud MK David Bitan, suspected of receiving hundreds of thousands of shekels, also likely to be charged with money laundering and tax offenses

By Raoul Wootliff

Health Minister Yaakov Litzman arrives at the weekly government conference at the PM's office in Jerusalem on October 15, 2017. (Alex Kolomoisky/POOL)

April 12, 2018, 10:08 pm

Police probing suspected corruption in Health Ministry

Year-long covert investigation follows 2017 report that lobbyists paid cash for access to ministry head Yaakov Litzman

By TOI staff

Attorney Eliad Shraga of the Movement for Quality Government in Israel, pictured during a 2016 Supreme Court hearing on the drafting of ultra-Orthodox youth (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

April 9, 2018, 3:42 pm

Israel’s descent into corruption as seen by Eliad Shraga, ‘national plumber’

Years ago, a mere whiff of wrongdoing could shame top Israelis into suicide. Today, says the head of the Movement for Quality Government, if you're investigated, you're a celebrity

By David Horovitz

April 9, 2018, 12:53 pm

16 nabbed, among them senior public servants, for alleged corruption

One official reportedly close to finance minister, another suspected of multiple sexual offenses

By TOI staff