Bribery

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

Under the ruling by the court, the couple is prohibited from speaking to each other until November 1, while Saar is barred from entering municipal facilities until November 15.

OCTOBER 22, 2026|ByHODAYA RAN

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.

Former Israeli president Reuven Rivlin attends a ceremony marking the naming of the International Convention Center – Binyanei HaUma after former Israeli president and prime minister Shimon Peres, in Jerusalem, September 8, 2026.

Man convicted of bribing former senior Rivlin adviser to advance requests to government ministries

The conviction is part of a broader case in which Nissim Cohen, a parliamentary aide to then-MK Yitzhak Vaknin, previously admitted to multiple offenses of accepting bribes and money laundering.

OCTOBER 19, 2026|BySARAH BEN-NUN

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

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.

OCTOBER 12, 2026|ByALON HACHMON

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.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2026|ByANNA BARSKY

Ex-deputy minister Kirschenbaum convicted of bribery

Yisrael Beytenu Affair unprecedented.

MARCH 25, 2021ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

'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.

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

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