The police team did not speak to journalists but Israeli media said they are looking into suspicions that Mr Netanyahu inappropriately accepted expensive gifts from two businessmen. A black veil was put up in front of Netanyahu’s residence on Monday to block the view of reporters, the Jerusalem Post reported.
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The probe then looked at whether they unlawfully kept gifts presented to Netanyahu during his first term as Prime Minister from 1996 and 1999.
Most legal experts in Israel do believe an indictment is coming, but it’s unclear when.
He was effectively forced to resign following widespread allegations of corruption. Only a conviction would do that.
The channel also stated the prime minister was the central suspect in a second investigation that also involves members of his family.
Last month, an investigation was opened into the purchase of new submarines from Germany, after it was claimed that Mr Netanyahu’s lawyer represented the company during negotiations.
“We hear the air of celebration on television and from the opposition”, he said in broadcast remarks.
“There’s a plan for Trump to meet with Netanyahu”, the source said, according to the newspaper. Haaretz has reported that Netanyahu received a suit while his son, Yair, was given a trip overseas.
“We notice reports in the media”, Netanyahu said during a Likud faction meeting.
Those wealthy friends include Ron Lauder, heir to the Estee Lauder cosmetics empire, who reportedly admitted to gifting a suit and an worldwide trip for Netanyahu’s son Yair; and the French tycoon Arnaud Mimran, who was sentenced to eight years in prison over a 283 million euro ($297 million) scam involving the trading of carbon emissions permits and taxes.
Although no charges have been filed, the questioning at the prime minister’s official residence marked an escalation in a long-running graft investigation.
Over the years, reports have been released about the high cost of the Netanyahus’ housekeeping expenses. He is now in his fourth term as prime minister and will become Israel’s longest-serving leader if he stays in office until the end of next year. “We need to let the police do their work”.
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Justice Minister Ayalet Shaked, of the Jewish Home party, gave the proposed bill her support whilst speaking to a radio show on Monday night, saying the proposal “should come with several other elements” in order to “enable [the prime minister] to handle state affairs appropriately”.
