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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 625

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Former MK Faina Kirshenbaum arrives for her verdict at the District Court in Tel Aviv on July 14, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 24, 2022, 2:33 pm
Supreme Court eases 10-year sentence of former MK Faina Kirshenbaum
Justices unanimously reject appeal by former Yisrael Beytenu lawmaker but reduce her term, citing lighter punishments given to others in case
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets with Boris Johnson at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, June 6, 2018. (Haim Zach (GPO)
November 18, 2021, 3:20 pm
Daily Briefing Nov. 18 – Do Netanyahu’s alleged crimes compare with UK politicians’?
Founding editor David Horovitz discusses Turkey’s release of Egged bus driver couple the Oknins, political sleaze in Israel vs the UK, and the return of touring musicians
By ToI Staff
Illustrative. A train at the Yitzhak Navon train station in Jerusalem, on May 11, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90/File)
February 15, 2021, 11:17 am
Dozens arrested in bribery case involving ministry, Israel Railways officials
Senior figures in government and northern municipality suspected of advancing bids in exchange for benefits
By Stuart Winer
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a conference of his Likud party in Ramat Gan, March 4, 2019. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
September 4, 2019, 12:23 pm
Netanyahu names himself welfare minister after Katz resigned over graft charges
Choosing not to appoint another Likud MK to the position, PM now holds four cabinet portfolios in addition to the premiership
By Raoul Wootliff
Welfare Minister Haim Katz arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, December 11, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 16, 2019, 5:39 pm
Welfare minister resigns from cabinet as graft charges loom
Haim Katz is accused of advancing legislation on corporate bond repayment rules to benefit a close friend and financial adviser; still gunning for parliamentary immunity
By ToI Staff
Welfare Minister Haim Katz speaks at a Finance Committee meeting in the Knesset on March 5, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 16, 2019, 12:44 am
Welfare minister set to resign from cabinet as charges loom
Haim Katz is accused of advancing legislation on corporate bond repayment rules to benefit a close friend and financial adviser; still gunning for parliamentary immunity
By ToI Staff
Labor party leader Avi Gabbay speaks during a press conference at the party's offices in Tel Aviv on October 1, 2017. (Tomer Neuberg/ Flash90)
October 18, 2017, 6:06 pm
No need yet for PM to resign over cigar graft suspicions — Labor leader
Short of indictment, Netanyahu should just ‘admit wrongdoing’ and people should move on, says Avi Gabbay
By Sue Surkes
Menny Naftali, the former caretaker at the Prime Minister's Residence, at the Jerusalem District Labor Court, March 25, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 24, 2017, 2:38 am
PM’s former housekeeper says report he may turn state’s witness ‘impossible’
After TV claims prosecution mulling deal with Menny Naftali for him to testify against Sara Netanyahu, lawyer says he is not a suspect and so no deal necessary
By Raoul Wootliff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara arrive to the Magistrates Court in Tel Aviv to a court hearing against journalist Igal Sarna on March 14, 2017. (Moti Kimchi/Pool)
August 7, 2017, 10:26 pm
Netanyahu’s wife seen close to being charged over expense scandals
Attorney general reportedly getting ready to indict Sara Netanyahu on four separate allegations of using hundreds of thousands of shekels of state funds for private use
By Raoul Wootliff
US billionaire businessman Sheldon Adelson (L) meets with Benjamin Netanyahu during a ceremony at the Congress Hall in Jerusalem, August 12, 2007. (Flash90)
July 15, 2017, 11:50 am
Adelson ‘told police he and Netanyahu discussed Mozes’
Report by Channel 10 news could undermine PM’s claim he did not intend to make a deal with the Yedioth Ahronoth publisher
By ToI Staff
Sheldon Adelson attends the final remarks of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem before Trump's departure, on May 23, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 26, 2017, 11:28 pm
Sheldon Adelson ‘disappointed and angry’ at Netanyahu — report
Israel Hayom backer said to tell police he didn’t know of the PM’s negotiations with owner of rival paper for better coverage
By ToI Staff
Casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson, center, attends the final speeches of US president Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, May 23, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 26, 2017, 1:03 pm
Adelson testifies for second time in Netanyahu corruption probe
Casino magnate’s wife Miriam also questioned on PM’s alleged ties to couple’s Israel Hayom daily
By Alexander Fulbright and Sue Surkes
American billionaire businessman Sheldon Adelson (R) and his wife Miriam meet Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara at the International Conference Center in Jerusalem, May 13, 2008. (Anna Kaplan/Flash90/File)
June 25, 2017, 9:02 pm
Adelson said set to testify again in Netanyahu corruption probe
Casino magnate’s wife Miriam also to be questioned Monday on PM’s alleged ties to couple’s Israel Hayom daily
By Alexander Fulbright and Sue Surkes
Casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson, center, attends the final speeches of US president Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, May 23, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 25, 2017, 10:41 pm
In police testimony, Adelson says Netanyahu never discussed media deal
Casino magnate in Israel for Trump visit tells investigators he never talked with PM about ‘Israel Hayom’ matters
By Sue Surkes
Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the lobby for encouraging Bible study, at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, January 31, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 20, 2017, 9:55 pm
State said leaning toward indictment for Sara Netanyahu
PM’s wife accused of using state funds to pay for caretaker for her late father and other personal expenses
By ToI Staff
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