Bribery

Israel Police arrest Kfar Saba mayor, wife, and 15 others in major municipal corruption probe

Kfar Saba Mayor Rafi Saar's wife is suspected of playing a significant role in the bribery scheme, particularly in coordinating with businesspeople.

|ByALON HACHMON
View of the Kfar Saba City Hall in central Israel, after Mayor Rafi Sa'ar was arrested early this morning at his home on suspicion of involvement in a public corruption scandal, October 12, 2026
Chairman of the Central Elections Committee (CEC), Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg, Acting Director-General of the CEC, Attorney Din Livne, and committee members attend the registration of party lists ahead of the upcoming Israeli elections at the Knesset in Jerusalem, September 7, 2026.

Sohlberg issues injunction against Satmar org. accused of bribing voters to abstain from election

A petition filed by the Movement for Quality Government alleged that a Satar-affiliated organization offered payments of NIS 200 to haredim who vowed not to vote in the upcoming Knesset elections.

|ByANNA BARSKY
European Commissioner for Migration, Dimitris Avramopoulos arrives at Fort St. Angelo in Birgu, Malta, to attend a meeting of Interior ministers from four EU countries, France, Germany, Italy and Malta on September 23, 2019.

Greek parliament lifts immunity of ex-Commissioner amid EU 'Qatargate' probe

Former EU commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos lost his parliamentary immunity as Belgian authorities investigate alleged corruption, money laundering and links to Qatargate.

|ByREUTERS
Illustration image of handcuffs on the hands of an arrested man, in Jerusalem, May 21, 2025.

Regional council head in southern Israel arrested in raid on charges of bribery, fraud

Six others were arrested alongside the regional council head.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Kosovo must present a plan to become a true independent state - opinion

Those who want to reach the pinnacle of power must understand that they need to use their power to serve the people, not to exploit those who gave them power.

FEBRUARY 13, 2021ByALON BEN-MEIR
KOSOVAR PRIME MINISTER Avdullah Hoti gestures during a campaign rally in Peja, Kosovo, earlier this month.

Sheldon Adelson dwarfs Ehud Olmert's contributions to Israel - opinion

Olmert is still intimidated by a great American philanthropist, even after his passing.

JANUARY 25, 2021ByDORON SPIELMAN
SHELDON ADELSON (center), his wife Miriam, and then-prime minister Ehud Olmert attend a conference in Jerusalem in 2008.

Ashkelon mayor sentenced to 4 years for bribery, fraud, breach of trust

Media bribery case could impact Netanyahu’s trial

JANUARY 24, 2021ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Former Ashkelon mayor Itamar Shimoni exits the courthouse after receiving his verdict for bribery, fraud and breach of trust, January 24, 2021.

Amended indictment against PM lists 150 media bribery incidents

Some 315 incidents related to 230 specific requests, such that in some instances there were numerous requests relating to a single incident.

JANUARY 3, 2021ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu with members of his legal team at the beginning of his corruption trial at the Jerusalem District Court in May.

Steinmetz to appear at Geneva trial next month to face corruption charges

Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz was indicted August 2019

DECEMBER 6, 2020ByREUTERS
Beny Steinmetz

Prosecutors investigating potential scheme to pay bribe for Trump pardon

US District Judge Beryl Howell released a heavily redacted order that described what she called a "bribery-for-pardon" investigation.

DECEMBER 2, 2020ByREUTERS
U.S. President Donald Trump works in the Presidential Suite while receiving treatment after testing positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. October 3, 2020

PM to court: Police tried to bully all witnesses to lie against me

In an unusual strategic move, the defense tried to use allegations that Ritman and Alsheich have made against Netanyahu as the basis for the prejudice accusation.

NOVEMBER 29, 2020ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Can he work together with his fellow ministers?

State files indictment for widespread election bribery in Arab town

This is not the only ongoing large case of election-related corruption in the Israeli-Arab sector.

NOVEMBER 18, 2020ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
VOTE AS IF your life depended upon it.

Key state’s witness accused police in 2018 of evidentiary games to nail PM

The witness in question was former top Netanyahu aide and current state’s witness Shlomo Filber.

NOVEMBER 15, 2020ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Shlomo Filber, the suspended director-general of the Communications Ministry, waits for his remand hearing at the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court on February 18, 2018

Knesset to vote on anti-Bibi bill

KAN reported on Sunday morning that preparations in Blue and White are underway for what the party will do once it leaves the coalition.

NOVEMBER 15, 2020ByGIL HOFFMAN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the Knesset on the 25th anniversary of Yitzhak Rabin's assasination, October 29, 2020