Israel corruption

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

Chief of Lahav 433 was 'illegally detained' for seven hours by Internal Affairs, says attorney

 MK May Golan visits at MK Itamar Ben-Gvir's makeshift office in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, February 14, 2022.

May Golan storms Lahav 433, takes off with her mother during interrogation

 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, December 16, 2024.

On third day of PM's trial, wartime difficulties come to forefront - analysis


Police question Netanyahu for the sixth time in corruption probe

“It is allowed – according to the law – to receive gifts from friends,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Knesset in January.

A car enters the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem yesterday, where Benjamin Netanyahu was questioned for more than four hours by police

Regulator recommends indictment of PM's former allies in Bezeq probe

Two of the suspects under the gun, Shaul Elovitch and Shlomo Filber, were once major allies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The logo of Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd, the country's largest telecom group, is seen outside their headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel June 21, 2017.

Senior lawyers close to Netanyahu detained in corruption probe

This latest round of the investigation comes after police finished questioning state’s witness Miki Ganor in September.

Israel’s fourth submarine is en route to the navy's Haifa base from Germany

Former Yisrael Beytenu deputy minister indicted on litany of bribery, fraud accusations

Following a two-year investigation known as “Case 242,” Kirschenbaum and nine other Yisrael Beytenu officials were indicted in August for various offenses.

Faina Kirschenbaum

Deri’s case evolving, likely to include ethics-related charges

The Israel Police is shifting its focus in the case against Interior Minister Arye Deri from economic-related charges to ethics-related criminal offenses, Channel 2 News reported on Tuesday.

Aryeh Deri is escorted by policemen as he walks out of prison in 2002, after serving two years of a three-year sentence for corruption

Police reportedly investigating coalition chair over bribery allegations

Likud MK David Bitan dismisses allegation as ‘witch hunt against right-wingers’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Likud MK David Bitan.

Lieutenant-Colonel suspended as IDF corruption case widens

A relative of IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot was among 14 arrested in corruption probe.

Gadi Eisenkot

Analysis: Milchan bribery probe makes Netanyahu indictment more likely

Now there is a real chance there was a bribe-giver. And if there was a bribe-giver, it becomes much more likely that there was a bribe-receiver also.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Did Netanyahu adversary play role in overspending state funds?

In response to the allegations, Meni Naftali accused the Netanyahus of incitement.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and his wife Sara (C)

Corruption: The enemy within

In Israel, there may be some highly visible bribery cases now undergoing police investigation, but the bright side is that the offending crooks generally go to jail.

WILLIAM F. BROWDER speaks at the 2011 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.