Bribery

Israel government corruption drops in public perception, Transparency International poll suggests

The CPI score measures how corrupt a country's government is perceived to be by its citizens, with 0 being the most corrupt and 100 being the least corrupt.

 Knesset building illuminates in colors of US flag in honor of Trump's strikes on Iran nuclear facilities, June 22, 2025.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the complete disarmament of Hamas and the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip with "no delay" at the Knesset, Jerusalem. January 26.

Netanyahu trial: Prosecutors accuse PM of tailoring narrative on Elovich ties in Case 4000

Arnon Ben Dor, Chairman of the Histadrut, visits in the Northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona., June 27, 2024.

Histadrut corruption probe: Judge blocks extension of restrictions on union chairman

Ronel Fisher seen after a court hearing in the Fisher case at the Jerusalem District Court, January 13, 2026.

Court sentences Ronel Fisher to community service, citing severe investigative failures


Could court ruling reduce Netanyahu's bribery charge to breach of trust? - analysis

Netanyahu hopes that the harsh language the court used for the prosecution was a foreshadowing of it dropping the bribery charge entirely. But what if it is read differently?

 WILL HE keep smiling? Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing last week.

Netanyahu offered Silman's husband a 'senior political position' - report

MK Idit Silman's husband reportedly told his inner circle of opposition head Benjamin Netanyahu's offer.

 Likud head Benjamin Netanyahu at his party faction meeting, December 13, 2021.

The truth about Netanyahu’s trial: A response - opinion

Netanyahu’s many achievements for Israel and the Jewish people are certainly not in question. However, the legal question of whether there is sufficient evidence against him is a separate matter.

Nir Hefetz, with Shaul Elovitch behind him, arrives at the Jerusalem District Court last month for proceedings in the Netanyahu trial.

Israeli businessman, municipality official indicted in bribery scandal

Former Rosh Ha’ayin Municipality director-general Yigal Yani was charged for receiving bribes in the sum of NIS 27,000 from businessman and contractor Kobi Magnezi

THE ISRAEL POLICE conducts its high-level investigations through Lahav 433, the country’s ‘FBI,’ headquartered in this building in Lod.

Ilan Yeshua testimony in Netanyahu case concludes after six months

Following the end of Yeshua's testimony, the trial’s second witness, former Walla chief editor, Aviram Elad, will be called to testify.

 Former CEO of Walla news website Ilan Yeshua arrives for his testimony at in the case against former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial on criminal allegations of bribery, fraud and breach of trust, at the District Court in Jerusalem,October 11, 2021.

Yeshua testimony to conclude after 6 months

On Monday, the prosecution is expected to do a short round of rebuttal questioning and then they will call the trial’s second witness, former Walla chief editor Aviram Elad.

Former CEO of Walla! Ilan Yeshua arrives for his testimony at in the case against PM Netanyahu who is on trial on criminal allegations of bribery, fraud and breach of trust, at the District Court in Jerusalem, April 7, 202

Netanyahu trial resumes after three-month delay

The trial of opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu for suspected bribery, fraud and breach of trust, which was postponed due to new evidence on ex-Walla CEO's cell phone, reopened on Monday.

Former CEO of Walla! Ilan Yeshua arrives for his testimony at in the case against PM Netanyahu who is on trial on criminal allegations of bribery, fraud and breach of trust, at the District Court in Jerusalem, April 7, 202

Israel's A-G files indictment against ex-Likud chair David Bitan

Mandelblit’s statement in January 2020 alleged Bitan received around NIS 990,000 in bribes along with an unknown value of ownership rights in real estate between 2011 and 2017.

MK David Bitan of the Likud party seen at the election committee where political parties running for a spot in the upcoming Israeli election arrive to present their party list, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, on January 15, 2020.

Ex-deputy minister Kirschenbaum to serve 10 years in prison for bribery

Likud: Proves it's wrong to "put the national treasury in the hands of the most corrupt person in the history of the state"

Faina Kirschenbaum

Likud MK David Bitan indicted for bribery, fraud, breach of trust

In one case, Bitan and another defendant allegedly accepted a bribe of NIS 385,000 to obtain approvals for three real estate projects in Tel Aviv.

David Bitan in Knesset on February 5, 2018.