- Title: Netanyahu's former aide turns state's witness in bribery case
- Date: 4th August 2017
- Summary: JERUSALEM (AUGUST 4, 2017) (REUTERS) PEOPLE LOOKING AT NEWS STAND NEWSPAPER HEADLINES TELLING OF POLICE INVESTIGATIONS INTO SUSPECTED BRIBERY OFFENCES BY PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU MAN LOOKING AT NEWSPAPERS NEWSPAPER HEADLINE IN HEBREW, READING 'BRIBERY' NEXT TO NETANYAHU'S PICTURE ENGLISH NEWSPAPER HEADLINE READING 'POLICE REVEAL BRIBERY IS MAIN SUSPICION AGAINST NETANYAHU' (SOUNDBITE) (English) JERUSALEM RESIDENT, DANIEL SILVER, SAYING: "I think Netanyahu is a great leader for Israel, I think he represents us very well abroad, I think all the stories that you hear about him, he's not, I mean he's not guilty so I trust him, I trust him with the security of the country and I'm happy about it." (SOUNDBITE) (English) JERUSALEM RESIDENT, YANYENA, SAYING: "I think that he's the best that can happen today, especially in the days like today. I always voted for him from 1996, and I can't imagine anybody who I see around who can do today a better job than he does." (SOUNDBITE) (English) TWO JERUSALEM RESIDENTS WHO WOULDN'T DISCLOSE THEIR NAMES, SAYING; "We just hope that they will catch him on something, some fraud, some... finally catch him, and the government in Israel will change finally because it has been too long that Bibi is prime minister and it's time for something new, we want peace." JERUSALEM (JULY 30, 2017) (REUTERS) NETANYAHU WALKING INTO WEEKLY MEETING OF HIS CABINET VARIOUS OF NETANYAHU DURING CABINET MEETING
- Embargoed: 18th August 2017 12:01
- Keywords: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plice investigation into bribary Files "1000" and "2000"
- Location: TEL AVIV AND LOD, ISRAEL/ JERUSALEM/ MACAU, CHINA
- City: TEL AVIV AND LOD, ISRAEL/ JERUSALEM/ MACAU, CHINA
- Country: Israel
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Crime
- Reuters ID: LVA0016SQQ9FR
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: A former top aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will testify on behalf of state prosecutors in two graft cases in which the Israeli prime minister has been questioned as a suspect, a Justice Ministry source said on Friday (August 4).
The decision by Ari Harow, who served as Netanyahu's chief of staff before resigning amid allegations of impropriety in 2015, to turn state's witness adds a further dimension to a long-running investigation involving Netanyahu.
Netanyahu had been questioned under caution by police over so-called Case 1,000, dealing with gifts given to him and his family by businessmen, and Case 2,000, related to conversations he held with an Israeli publisher.
Case 1,000 involves Netanyahu and family members receiving gifts on a regular basis from two businessmen. Israeli media have reported that the gifts included cigars and champagne.
Case 2,000 involves a deal Netanyahu allegedly discussed with the owner of one of Israel's largest newspapers, Yedioth Ahronoth, for better coverage in return for curbs on competition from a free paper owned by U.S. casino mogul Sheldon Adelson. The latter paper has long promoted the prime minister.
Netanyahu has denied wrongdoing in both cases.
Neither Harow nor his lawyer responded to requests for comment. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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