Netanyahu Caught on Tape Negotiating Mutual Benefits With Businessman

[kpete]

At the heart of Case 2000 is an attempt at an unambiguous deal between money and government. Sources who spoke with Netanyahu said he was surprised by evidence against him.

Media tycoon Arnon Mozes is the businessman who negotiated a quid pro quo with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in conversations caught on tape that came to light on Sunday.

Haaretz reported Sunday that suspicions in the main corruption affair involving Netanyahu are backed by recordings documenting contacts between him and a businessman over mutual benefits. 

According to Channel 2, several months ago Netanyahu offered Mozes, publisher of the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper,  a deal that would limit the circulation of the free daily Israel Hayom, Yedioth's top competitor and widely regarded as the prime minister's mouthpiece. In return, Mozes would make Yedioth's coverage more sympathetic to Netanyahu.

Israel Hayom, now Israel's largest newspaper, is owned and published by U.S. billionaire Sheldon Adelson, a close confidant of the prime minister.


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Israel's @Haaretz A1 for Sunday:
"Netanyahu was taped negotiating with a businessman re granting mutual-benefits"

https://twitter.com/talschneider/status/817879379078475777

[boston bean]

1. wow

[tanyev]

2. Ooh, is this going to piss off Adelson?

[Renew Deal]

3. Probably not

Because Adelson is all about the cause. But it might finally get Netanyahu finally out of office. I'd love to see him gone before Obama

[Vinca]

4. I'd ask if Don was involved, but he just takes and doesn't give.

[oasis]

5. Exposed. Time for this guy to do some tap dancing.

[orwell]

6. To quote a phrase...

...Lock him up!

[HoneyBadger]

7. I think that the last 4 Israeli PMs were busted for corruption

Seems like a corrupt country

[Chasstev365]

8. Like Benedict Donald isn't going to do the same?

[Freethinker65]

9. +1000

[UTUSN]

10. R#9 & K