Your Guide to Netanyahu’s Suddenly Dire Legal Jeopardy
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on July 30, 2017.
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After months of investigating alleged corruption, Israeli prosecutors have reached Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s inner sanctum. Ari Harow, Netanyahu’s former chief of staff, signed a plea bargain and will aid the investigation into suspected bribery and other crimes, according to a court document released Aug. 4. News of Harow’s cooperation has fed expectations that Netanyahu’s reign as prime minister could be coming to a close, and that Israel might see two consecutive leaders indicted for alleged wrongdoing.