Bribery

Suspected Ra'am vote bribery case transferred to Lahav 433 as Netanyahu calls for investigation

"There was nothing improper about the activists' conduct," the Ra'am party stated in response. "These are attempts by Ben-Gvir’s police force to suppress voting within Arab society."

Ballot slip for the Ra'am party.
A dolphin-class submarine constructed by German company Howaldtswerke- Deutsche Werft for the Israel Navy

Submarine Affair: Communications adviser Tzahi Liber convicted of brokering bribes

An Israel Police officer standing outside the headquarters of Lahav 433 - The National Crime Unit; illustrative.

Former senior Tax Authority officials among 11 suspects in NIS 80 million fraud probe

Meital Saar, wife of Kfar Saba Mayor Rafi Saar, attends a hearing on the extension of her detention in connection with a suspected bribery and corruption investigation, at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court, October 19, 2026.

Kfar Saba mayor, wife suspected of fraud released to house arrest, forbidden to communicate


Where the Benjamin Netanyahu trials stand - and where they are going - analysis

Most observers believe that if there is a plea deal, it will only be after the November 1 election – and only if Netanyahu fails to form a government.

 Israel's opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu is seen in the Jerusalem District Court for his trial.

Elovitches to court: Dismiss us from Netanyahu trial

The Elovitches are at the center of the case against Benjamin Netanyahu because Shaul is accused of engaging in a bribery scheme with the former prime minister.

 THEN-PRIME Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is surrounded by Likud lawmakers as he gives a press statement ahead of the start of his trial at Jerusalem District Court last year.

Petah Tikva mayor arrested for bribery, money laundering, fraud

Suspects were arrested for alleged bribery, fraud, breach of trust, false registration of corporate documents and money laundering.

 General view of the Lahav 443 police unit headquarters in the city of Lod on November 4, 2019.

Malka Leifer case: Court endorses suspended sentence for Litzman

Former minister and United Torah Judaism MK Ya’acov Litzman's sentence will be eight-months in prison and an NIS 3,000 fine.

Yaakov Litzman at the weekly cabinet meeting, March 2020.

Supreme Court hears Kirschenbaum appeal from bribery conviction

The ex-Yisrael Beytenu deputy minister says 10 years in jail is unduly harsh.

Faina Kirschenbaum

Prosecution tries to nail down new Netanyahu-Filber scheme meeting date

Two dates that the prosecution suggested for the meeting between former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and key witness Shlomo Filber were May 22 and May 27, both in 2015.

 Shlomo Filber, former director general of the Communications Ministry court hearing in the trial against former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the District Court in Jerusalem on June 15, 2022.

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.