JERUSALEM
(AP) — Now that one of Benjamin Netanyahu's closest confidants has
turned state witness, according to Israeli media reports Wednesday, it
may mark a turning point for the beleaguered prime minister facing a
slew of corruption allegations that could topple him from power.
The
testimony by Shlomo Filber, a long-time Netanyahu aide, is the latest
in a dizzying series of developments and scandals that have engulfed the
prime minister, his family and his inner circle.
Police
would not confirm whether Filber would testify against Netanyahu, but
all the major Israeli media outlets said a deal to do so had been
reached.
Aluf
Benn, editor-in-chief of the Haaretz daily, wrote Wednesday that "these
are the final days of Benjamin Netanyahu's rule" and that "Netanyahu's
leadership has been dealt a harsh blow, apparently a mortal one."
Filber,
the former director of the Communications Ministry under Netanyahu, is
under arrest on suspicion of promoting regulation worth hundreds of
millions of dollars to Israel's Bezeq telecom company. In return,
Bezeq's popular news site, Walla, allegedly provided favorable coverage
of Netanyahu and his family.
SOURCE: YAHOO NEWS
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