The Las Vegas casino magnate said he was “surprised, disappointed and angered” to learn that Netanyahu reached out, behind his back, to Noni Mozes, the publisher of Israel’s leading daily Yedioth Ahronot and Adelson’s major rival. According to leaked recordings from the conversations, Netanyahu offered to curb the circulation of Adelson’s newspaper, Israel Hayom, in return for favorable coverage in Yedioth Ahronot.