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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 573

submarine affair

Police investigator Yoav Talem arrives for a court hearing in the trial against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the District Court in Jerusalem on February 7, 2023. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
October 25, 2024, 12:33 am
Lead investigator in Netanyahu fraud case resigns from police
Assistant Commissioner Yoav Telem, 51, quits before he was to take over Arab crime unit; joins wave of resignations since appointment of Ben Gvir’s handpicked police commissioner
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seen at a welcoming ceremony for a new submarine, Rahav, at the Israeli navy base in Haifa, on January 12, 2016. (Kobi Gideon/ GPO)
June 24, 2024, 6:38 pm
‘Submarine affair’ inquiry finds Netanyahu’s decisions compromised national security
Commission warns premier and 4 former defense officials that findings of probe may harm their interests; gives notice so they can submit additional testimony, view evidence
By Sam Sokol and Elana Kirsh
File: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd L), then-president Reuven Rivlin (3rd L), and then-defence minister Moshe Yaalon (2nd R) attend a ceremony for the arrival of the German-made INS Rahav, the fifth Israeli Navy submarine, at the military port of Haifa on January 12, 2016. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
September 14, 2023, 6:11 pm
Netanyahu testified in submarine affair, but ‘no suspicions arose’ for probing him
As head of investigation gives court testimony, documents reveal PM was witness at state commision of inquiry into naval corruption case; panel’s work continuing
By ToI Staff
Benjamin Netanyahu, then prime minister, seen at a welcoming ceremony for a new submarine, Rahav, at the Israeli Navy base in Haifa, on January 12, 2016. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
May 27, 2023, 6:03 pm
Leaks show US aid money pushed Israel to buy flawed American periscopes for new subs
Internal documents from German competitor also indicate Israeli Navy later actively sought to assist firm in securing contracts
By Uri Blau and Daniel Dolev and Shomrim
Israelis place rubber submarines in the Yarkon river as part of a protest against then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Tel Aviv on February 12, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
January 28, 2023, 7:05 am
A year after its launch, details of submarine affair probe’s work yet to surface
While the identities of the witnesses and the materials studied remain unknown, some believe staying under the radar may save panel from being torpedoed by Netanyahu government
By Tal Schneider
Former Keren Hayesod chair and government minister Eliezer (Modi) Zandberg on July 21, 2004. (Flash90)
October 3, 2022, 6:31 pm
Former Keren Hayesod chair, an ex-minister, convicted in ‘submarine affair’
In plea bargain, Eliezer Zandberg found guilty of breach of trust for having received over NIS 100,000 from shipbuilder’s representative while serving as fundraising group’s head
By Jeremy Sharon
Avriel Bar Yosef, arrested in the submarine affair also known as Case 3000 appears at a court hearing in the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court on July 24, 2017. (Flash90)
September 20, 2022, 4:52 am
Police reportedly installed cameras at home of key witness in submarine affair
In an unusual move, officers placed surveillance devices inside Avriel Bar Yosef’s house while he was behind bars, report says
By ToI Staff
Activists call for the opening of a committee of inquiry in the so-called submarine affair, outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on January 23, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
March 15, 2022, 6:00 pm
Hearings in submarine affair probe to be open to public, despite state’s request
Knesset committee rejects government’s request for confidentiality, but allows for certain specific discussions to remain behind closed doors
By ToI Staff
Former Supreme Court president Asher Grunis (Alex Kolomoisky/Flash90)
February 20, 2022, 5:22 pm
Former Supreme Court chief Grunis to head state probe of ‘submarine affair’
Expanded commission of inquiry approved last month by the cabinet; Netanyahu expected to be called as chief witness
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Ivan Perchek dresses in a traditional bear costume ahead of the Malanka festival in the village of Krasnoilsk, Ukraine, January 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
January 24, 2022, 2:10 pm
Daily Briefing Jan. 24 – Ties that bind: Ukraine crisis, pro-lsrael UN & submarines
Correspondents Tal Schneider and Lazar Berman update us on a near-unprecedented UN resolution against Holocaust denial and aftershocks from the scandal-ridden submarine deal
By ToI Staff
Benjamin Netanyahu, then prime minister, seen at a welcoming ceremony for a new submarine, Rahav, at the Israeli Navy base in Haifa, on January 12, 2016. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
January 24, 2022, 10:12 am
Netanyahu expected to be called as central witness in state probe of submarine deal
The five members of the government-backed commission of inquiry will need to have no ties to the scandal-ridden procurement deal from a German shipbuilder
By ToI Staff
Foreign Affairs Minister Yair Lapid walks through a protest supporting the establishment of a committee of inquiry into the submarine affair, outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, January 23, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
January 23, 2022, 5:50 pm
Cabinet votes to establish state inquiry into submarine affair
Committee will evaluate decision-making by political echelon surrounding sensitive procurement, in case that has already snared several close associates of Netanyahu
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
File - Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside a court hearing on the submarine affair, outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on January 25, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
January 23, 2022, 12:44 pm
Gantz proposes larger team to probe submarine affair, with ‘public representative’
Defense minister says decision to expand committee to five members from original three, ahead of Sunday’s vote, came after discussion with top legal officials
By Judah Ari Gross
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett during a press conference in Tel Aviv, January 11, 2022; Israelis protest against then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside a court hearing on the so-called submarine affair, outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, January 25, 2021. (Noam Revkin Fenton; Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
January 22, 2022, 11:36 pm
Bennett to abstain on vote for state inquiry into murky submarine deal — reports
Right-wing ministers Shaked, Elkin said expected to vote against commission’s formation; Defense Minister Gantz says probe a ‘national need,’ not political
By ToI Staff
Defense Ministry Director-General Amir Eshel, right, and ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems Rolf Wirtz sign an agreement for Israel's purchase of three submarines at the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, January 20, 2022. (Defense Ministry)
January 20, 2022, 12:39 pm
Israel signs scandal-ridden €3 billion deal with Germany to buy new submarines
Agreement will see three new vessels delivered to Israeli Navy, includes reciprocal contract for German shipbuilder to make €850 million in purchases from Israel
By ToI Staff
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