Israeli police said prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be charged with bribery and fraud over his and his wife’s dealings with the owners of an influential news website, putting the premier’s political career in danger.
Police investigators who deal with economic crimes said on Sunday that Mr Netanyahu and his wife received favourable news coverage from the Walla! News portal after the prime minister and his senior staff changed regulations to favour its parent company Bezeq, the country’s largest telecom group.
Investigators have now concluded their probes into four separate cases that have rattled Mr Netanyahu’s premiership and recommended charges against him in three of them, all involving his relationships with wealthy businessmen.