An Israeli court Sunday awarded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife $32,500 in a libel case over a journalist’s claim she kicked him out of the car during a row. Court documents said writer Igal Sarna was ordered to pay 60,000 shekels ($17,000, 15,000 euros) in damages to Netanyahu and 40,000 shekels to his … Read more
Israeli police grilled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his official Jerusalem home on Monday in a long-running investigation into corruption suspicions, local media said. “The fourth round of questioning of PM Netanyahu has begun at his residence,” Israel Hayom daily, considered close to the premier, reported on its website. Public radio said that national fraud … Read more
Israeli media have reported the existence of an audiotape that is increasing pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing an inquiry into corruption allegations. The tape purports to carry a conversation with a newspaper owner in which they discuss actions that would be mutually beneficial. Mr Netanyahu was questioned by police last week … Read more