Bribery

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
Illustration image of handcuffs on the hands of an arrested man, in Jerusalem, May 21, 2025.
Man in handcuffs - illustrative

Tax Authority employees arrested by Lahav 433 on suspicion of corruption, accepting bribes

According to the police, the arrested suspects were thought to have granted around NIS 80 million in illegal tax returns in exchange for the bribes.

|ByTZVI JASPER
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts social media industry leaders to discuss child safety online in London, England, on April 16, 2026.

UK tightens rules on overseas political donations to stop 'dodgy funding,' foreign influence

The review found Britain faced a persistent problem of foreign countries, including Russia, China, and Iran, trying to influence and undermine the country's democracy.

|ByREUTERS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, March 10, 2025.

KAN broadcast investigates pro-PM campaigns spreading fake news rhetoric around Netanyahu trial

KAN’s "Zman Emet" investigated how supporters and insiders allegedly pressured processes in Netanyahu’s ongoing corruption trial, and discussed whether Herzog held secret meetings to pardon him.

|ByMIKI LEVIN

Netanyahu trial: Judges press PM’s lawyers to focus on big picture

Defense: Walla was negative on Bibi even after ‘turning point’ in 2012 meeting

JUNE 1, 2021ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on before the start of a hearing in his corruption trial at Jerusalem's District Court February 8, 2021

Netanyahu's defense: Yeshua tried to balance anti-Bibi trends, no bribery

Attempts to undermine the charges against the prime minister in his public corruption trial continue.

MAY 24, 2021ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
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: Did Yeshua continue scheme after dramatic 2016 meeting?

Defense portrays ex-Walla CEO as pushing conspiracy, continues to try and undermine his credibility.

MAY 12, 2021ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
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

Yeshua admits: No personal knowledge of relations between PM, Elovitch

Elovitch’s sale of Yad2 earned him around NIS 800 million of the NIS 1.8 billion that the state has said were part of the bribery scheme.

MAY 11, 2021ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
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

Iris Elovitch in 2016: 'I am ready to sell my soul to Satan' in PM trial

She is the wife of Shaul Elovitch, the owner of both the Walla media outlet and the Bezeq telecommunications giant.

APRIL 20, 2021ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
SHAUL ELOVITCH appears in Jerusalem District Court Sunday at the start of their trial.

Ex-deputy minister Kirschenbaum convicted of bribery

Yisrael Beytenu Affair unprecedented.

MARCH 25, 2021ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Faina Kirschenbaum

'Sex for judgeship' case against Effi Naveh closed - State Attorney

Efi Nave and Eti Karif had mixed legal, illegal motivations.

MARCH 21, 2021ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Efi Naveh appears in court, January 16th, 2019

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.