12.01.2017 - 15:30 [ Haaretz ]

Netanyahu’s Tape Scandal: Israel‘s Government as Protection Racket

The election that was brought forward to March 2015 was the peak of a struggle for control. It began with Mozes’ suggestion to divide the loot and ended in a boxing match in which Netanyahu, with the help of free daily Israel Hayom, prevailed over Mozes’ candidates – Isaac Herzog, Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid. The police investigation into Mozes and Netanyahu could reset the whole game if it ends in indictments and a change in government.