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.

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

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

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


Qatar's money defiles the world - opinion

MIDDLE ISRAEL: The contamination of American academia is only part of the princedom’s subversive record.

 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA president Liz Magill (center) delivers an opening statement as she attends a House Education and The Workforce Committee hearing titled ‘Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism’ on Capitol Hill on December 5.

Amid war, Israel's FM hands diplomatic passport to Netanyahu's son

Several of the Likud members who received diplomatic passports through the directive are noted allies of Eli Cohen and would likely be key figures if he entered into primaries for Likud leadership.

 Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (not pictured) speak to reporters as part of Israel's efforts "to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons" in Berlin, Germany, February 28, 2023.

The great Netanyahu, an excellent leader who can't catch a break - opinion

Netanyahu has the most experience, the most diplomatic charisma, and savvy, and commands the attention of the world, its politicians, and even its media. He is cut no slack at all.

 Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Minister Benny Gantz hold a joint press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on November 11, 2023

Donald Trump wanted $5 billion from Bankman-Fried not to run for US president

New book excerpt: "His team returned with the not terribly Earth-shattering news that Donald Trump might indeed have his price."

 Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Windham, New Hampshire, US, August 8, 2023. 

Netanyahu trial: Milchan and Klein give two conflicting testimonies

Two realities of the relationship between Milchan and Netanyahu were created by Klein and Milchan, the judges will need to decide which one they ascribe to.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen at the District Court in Jerusalem to as he arrives to listen to the testimony of businessman Arnon Milchan's on the first day of his testimony for Netanyahu's Case 1000 corruption trial on June 25, 2023.

Key witness in Netanyahu trial Hadas Klein threatened over testimony

Klein was the assistant of Milchan at the time of the alleged bribery, she was the conduit through which "gifts" were given to the Prime Minister.

Hadas Klein arrives to a court hearing in the trial against former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the District Court in Jerusalem on July 13, 2022.

The influence of bribery: how can leaders avoid taking bribes?

People in power who are prone to feel guilty are less likely to be corrupt, research shows.

 Person accepting a bribe

Israeli official convicted of sex bribery to bring people from Ethiopia

Lior Solomon was accused of having sexual relationships with six women in return for helping them to help bring their families to Israel from Ethiopia but was only convicted on three of these counts.

 THE POPULATION and Immigration Authority office in Jerusalem yesterday.

Parents in new Assuta IVF scandal claim hospital offered them hush money

The parents conducted a genetic test after one of their kids exhibited certain issues and found the father was not genetically related to the son.

Illustrative image of Invitro therapy.

Ukraine Supreme Court chief in pre-trial detention until July 17

Kyiv has redoubled efforts to clamp down on corruption despite Russia's invasion, and doing so is vital to meet the conditions for joining the European Union.

Vsevolod Kniaziev, the Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Ukraine, who has been detained by anti-corruption authorities for allegedly receiving a $2.7-million bribe, appears at a court session about a preventive measure of him in the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine, amid Russia's attack on Ukra