What is Netanyahu up to these days?

[phrodeau]

Recent news from Israel isn't looking good for their version of Donald Trump. There are four investigations in a race to wreck his administration.

1. Graft.
   

   This investigation involves allegations that Netanyahu, his wife Sara and their son Yair received lavish gifts from two wealthy businessmen: Israeli-born Hollywood mogul Arnon Milchan and Australian billionaire James Packer. Netanyahu and his wife Sara allegedly received regular shipments of expensive cigars and champagne, worth hundreds of thousands of shekels, from Milchan. It has also been reported that Milchan bought Netanyahu’s wife an expensive piece of jewelry.

2. Media manipulation.
   

   This probe involves allegations that Netanyahu was willing to sell out Israel Hayom to obtain favorable coverage in Yedioth Ahronoth, a newspaper known to be critical of him. The deal would have cut the circulation potential of Israel Hayom, which since its founding has replaced Yedioth Ahronoth as the country’s largest circulating newspaper.
   
   Some of the conversations between Netanyahu and Yedioth Ahronoth publisher Arnon Mozes were recorded on (Chief of Staff) Harow’s smartphone…

3. Kickbacks.
   

   ThyssenKrupp, the German shipbuilder, is represented in Israel by Michael Ganor, the key suspect in the affair. Alleged to have bribed high-ranking defense officials to advance the deal, Ganor signed an agreement this summer to turn state’s witness in the case. In exchange for testifying against other suspects, he will serve one year in prison and be fined 10 million shekels ($2.8 million). David Shimron, Netanyahu’s personal lawyer, adviser and cousin, served as Ganor’s attorney.
   
   Shimron was suspected of lobbying Israeli Defense Ministry officials on behalf of Ganor and ThyssenKrupp. Israeli media have reported that Shimron stood to gain tens of millions of shekels from the submarine deal.

4. Classified leaks.
   

   Also known as the “Bezeq affair,” this corruption scandal began with a special state comptroller report, published in July, on the problematic relationship between the Communications Ministry and Bezeq, Israel’s telecom giant. The report found that Shlomo Filber, director general of the Communications Ministry and a former top aide to Netanyahu, had been providing Bezeq with confidential documents and other information from which the company stood to benefit. Netanyahu had brought Filber to the Ministry of Communications after he fired Avi Berger, his predecessor at the job.

http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.810567

 

[Hypoxia]

He is nowhere near Putin's level.

But Israel is much smaller and smarter.

REAL kleptocracy needs a big, stupid state.

Watch how things go in Texas, hey?