All You Need to Know About Netanyahu’s Indictment
What happened today?
For the first time in Israel’s history, a sitting prime minister has been indicted on criminal charges. The most serious charge is of bribery in what’s known as Case 4000, in which Netanyahu is accused of providing regulatory benefits to Israeli media tycoon Shaul Elovich in return for favorable coverage of the prime minister and his family on the popular Elovich-owned Walla! website. Elovich and his wife are also charged with bribery.
Netanyahu was also charged with two counts of fraud and breach of trust in cases known as 1000 and 2000. Case 1000 involves receiving gifts (expensive cigars, cases of pink champagne) from billionaires Arnon Milchen and James Packer. Case 2000 features Arnon Mozes, the publisher of Israel’s leading daily Yediot Aharonot. Here, like in the Elovich case, Netanyahu discussed a deal in...