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Histadrut corruption case

Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar at the opening of the Israeli Cartoon Museum in the city of Holon, central Israel, February 10, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
May 25, 2026, 11:26 pm
Culture minister interrogated by police for 3rd time in labor federation graft probe
Miki Zohar suspected of taking a bribe from an insurance agent who exploited his connections to secure jobs in government-owned corporations and local authorities
By Charlie Summers
Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 26, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 19, 2026, 9:22 pm
Culture Minister Miki Zohar questioned for 11 hours in Histadrut corruption probe
Zohar is the latest member of prime minister’s Likud party to be interrogated as police trace alleged bribery network linking labor union, municipalities and government
By Charlie Summers
General view of the Lahav 433 Police Unit headquarters in the city of Lod on March 31, 2025. (Jonathan Shaul/ Flash90)
November 17, 2025, 10:27 pm
Man who testified in Histadrut corruption probe dies by suicide
Contractor linked to labor union chief found dead in Ben Shemen Forest, days after answering police investigators’ questions
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Histadrut chairman Arnon Bar-David speaks at a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, June 23, 2025. (Ben Hakoon/FLASH90)
November 11, 2025, 7:06 pm
Histadrut chief reportedly sought to have his wife installed on board of bank
CEO of Bank Mizrahi Tefahot questioned by police amid suspicions that Arnon Bar-David and other union officials tried to influence appointments to Bank Yahav board
By ToI Staff
Histadrut chairman Arnon Bar-David speaks at a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, June 23, 2025. (Ben Hakoon/FLASH90)
November 10, 2025, 4:23 pm
Histadrut chief Bar-David’s detention extended until Thursday in corruption probe
Judge says in decision that labor federation operated ‘like a private business’; police representative says Bar-David admitted to taking cash from insurance agent as a loan
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks during a ceremony at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, September 15, 2025. (Olivier Fitoussi/POOL)
November 4, 2025, 10:46 am
Investigation of sweeping Histadrut corruption case extends to Likud ministers
Ministers of foreign affairs, culture, justice among those expected to be questioned as police trace alleged bribery network linking labor union, municipalities, and government
By ToI Staff
Histadrut labor federation chief Arnon Bar-David visiting Kiryat Shmona, June 27, 2024. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
November 3, 2025, 11:36 am
Histadrut chief, other senior labor officials detained in massive corruption probe
Police raid labor union’s offices, apprehend chairman Arnon Bar-David; investigation spanned two years, involves suspicion of bribery, fraud, money laundering; 350 to be questioned
By Sharon Wrobel and ToI Staff
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